Lot 111
Lot 111
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Dia al-Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh and Enkidu

Price Realised GBP 16,380
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GBP 12,000 - GBP 18,000
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Dia al-Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh and Enkidu

Price Realised GBP 16,380
Price Realised GBP 16,380
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Dia al-Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)
The Epic of Gilgamesh: Gilgamesh and Enkidu
signed and dated in Arabic (lower left); signed again and titled in Arabic, signed and titled 'No 6 Dhia Al-Azzawi' (on the reverse)
ink and gouache on paper
2078 x 1334in. (53 x 35cm.)
Painted in 1966
Provenance
Private Collection, UAE.
Exhibited
Baghdad, Iraqi Artists' Society Hall, Dhia Alazzawi: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, 1967.
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