Lot 120
Lot 120
Property from a Distinguished Private Collection
Dia al-Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Come to me, Gilgamesh, and be my Husband

Price Realised GBP 17,640
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GBP 12,000 - GBP 18,000
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Dia al-Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)

The Epic of Gilgamesh: Come to me, Gilgamesh, and be my Husband

Price Realised GBP 17,640
Price Realised GBP 17,640
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Dia al-Azzawi (Iraqi, b. 1939)
The Epic of Gilgamesh: Come to me, Gilgamesh, and be my Husband
signed, titled and dated in Arabic; signed, titled and dated 'No. 9 Dhia Al-Azzawi 1967' (on the reverse)
ink and gouache on paper
2078 x 1334in. (53 x 35cm.)
Executed in 1967
Provenance
Private Collection, UAE.
Exhibited
Baghdad, Iraqi Artists' Society Hall, Dhia Alazzawi: Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture, 1967.
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Please note this lot is the property of a consumer. See H1 of the Conditions of Sale.
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Marie-Claire ThijsenHead of Sale, Specialist, Post-War & Contemporary Art London/Dubai
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