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Modern and ConteMporary art of the Middle east

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riMa aMyUni (leBanese B. 1954)

Lilium

signed and dated ‹RA ‹11› (upper right); signed and dated (on the reverse)acrylic on canvas 30 x 30 cm.Painted in 2011.

Us$ 1,500-3,000provenance:Private Collection, Beirut.

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aMine el-BaCha (leBanese, 1932-2019)

Untitled

signed ‹El Bacha› (lower right) watercolour on paper 14.5 x 14.5 cm.Painted in 1999.


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riMa aMyUni (leBanese B. 1954)

Landscape

signed ‹RA› (upper right)acrylic on canvas 30 x 40 cm.


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assadoUr Bezdikian(leBanese, B. 1943)

8012 GMT

‹tp. Rehaussée› (lower left), titled ‹8012 GMT› (lower centre), dated and signed ‹2014 Assadour› (lower right) etching highlighted with watercolour43 x 32 cm.Executed in 2014.


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JaMil MolaeB (leBanese, B. 1948)

Birds

signed ‹MOLAEB› (lower left) acrylic on canvas70 x 50 cm.


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MarWan sahMarani (leBanese, B. 1970)

Abstract

signed and dated ‹sAhMARAnI 2017› (on the reverse) oil on canvas30 x 40 cm.


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saBhan adaM (syrian, B. 1973)

Untitled

signed and dated ‹A 005› (upper left) mixed media on canvas170 x 150 cm.Painted in 2005.

Us$ 4,000-8,000provenance:Private Collection, Beirut. saleh Barakat Gallery.

A certificate of authenticity accompanies the work.

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farid aoUad (leBanese, 1924-1982)

Vola

signed ‹aouad› (lower right) oil pastel on paper23 x 31 cm.

Us$ 3,600-7,000provenance:Private Collection, Beirut.Alwane Gallery.

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paUl GUiraGossian (leBanese, 1926-1993)

Long Voyage

signed ‹Paul G› (centre right) watercolour on paper30.5 x 46.5 cm.

Us$ 12,000-20,000provenance:Private Collection, Beirut. FA Auctions, 29 March 2019, Lot # 29, Beirut, Lebanon.


All the works by Paul Guiragossian are © Courtesy Paul Guiragossian Foundation.

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alfred BasBoUs (leBanese, 1924-2006)

Femme Accroupie

signed and dated with edition ‹A.BABsOUs 72 8/8› (on the side)bronze sculpture (black and blue patina) This work is edition eight of eight45 x 24 x 28 cm.Executed in 1972.

Us$ 18,000-26,000provenance:Estate of the Alfred Basbous Foundation.

A certificate of authenticity is available upon purchase.

«His work did not come as a result of an intense emotion, nor as dabbling with the unknown, to reach a larger unknown of abstract empty in content, protected by a decoration that fascinates, but does not produce.

He is the successor of an experience, and from this concept he dealt with the stone, the wood and the aluminum. And with a lot of nods, dreams and desires, he was able to access the architectural path thanks to a free technique that is not subject to calculations. And without the absolute, he was able to write a language that is not confined in one direction and maintain its balance, despite all the differences and tangible phenomenon. This is the language of modernity; modernity of form and content, and both of them complement each other to show the work in harmony and coordination, with a clear view to all. So each part will not be independent from another part; it will form one unit to make sense to its existence.

This work of art is translated with a lot of passion that gives the reader the sense to understand the shapes of the sculptures, and makes him feel that he can reach the heart of the objects.»

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taMara al-saMerraei (kUWaiti, B. 1978)

Flying Monkey

signed and dated (on the reverse)mixed media on canvas125.5 x 182 cm.Painted in 2008.


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Born in Kuwait and living in Beirut, Tamara Al-Samerraei draws on visual materials, such as photos and film stills, of familiar scenes, objects and figures in her work, paring them down to their bare essence. Al-Samerraei gained a BA in Fine Arts from the Lebanese American University in Beirut in 2002 and completed the inaugural year of the Home Workspace Program at Ashkal Alwan (2011-2012), Beirut. She has participated in several group exhibitions in Beirut, Sharjah, Paris and Kuwait, and also held solo shows, namely: Let Me Stay a Little Longer, Marfa, Beirut; Make Room For Me, Gypsum Gallery, Cairo; and Fleeting Fences and Something White, Agial Art Gallery, Beirut.

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BassaM kyrillos (leBanese, B. 1971)

The Wheel

inscribed ‹221220201› (on the reverse) aluminium sculpture44 x 50 x 9.5 cm.

Us$ 10,000-15,000provenance:Private Collection, Beirut. Acquired directly from the artist.

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hUssein Madi (leBanese, B. 1938)

Reclining Woman

signed and dated ‹MAdI 2011.2.8› (lower right)pastel on paper50 x 70 cm.Painted in 2011.


A certificate of authenticity will be provided from the hussein Madi Foundation upon purchase.

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From cynically drawn figures to symbolic stiIll lifes many of Youssef Abdelke’s series contain commentary about the conflict in Syria. During the war, he explained,

«I think all the works in one way or another try to express the concerns and emotions of the ordinary Syrian citizen amid this huge river of blood.»Born in Qamishli, Youssef Abdelke (1951) graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus University and received his PhD in Fine Arts from Paris XIII. Working in styles wither gestural or realistic, he uses different techniques such as printmaking – engraving on copper or zinc plates – or drawing with pastels or charcoal on paper to create works filled with symbolic elements that infer the violence of war.

Abdelke’s works can be found in numerous private collections and museums, amongst which are the British Museum, Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, the Amman Museum of Modern Art and the National Museum of Kuwait.

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yoUssef aBdelke(syrian, B. 1951)

The Skull

signed and dated in Arabic (lower left)charcoal on paper mounted on board138 x 187 cm.Painted in 2004.


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aVetis khaChatrian(arMenian, B. 1979)

Untitled

signed and dated ‹Avetis 15› (lower right); signed, dated, medium and dimensions in Armenian (on the reverse)oil on canvas80 x 50 cm.Painted in 2015.


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helen khal(leBanese, 1923-2009)

Untitled

signed ‹h. Khal› (on the reverse)oil on canvas30 x 40 cm.


Born in yerevan, Armenia, Avetis Khachatrian graduated from the Faculty of Wood Carving at yerevan Art College and the Faculty of Visual Arts in Panos Terlemezian Arts College in 2006. A figurative artist, Khachatrian views the subjects in his work like members of his family, stopping to chat to them when walking past the canvas, seeing them in a dream and missing them when they are sold. simultaneously, he admits to seeing something of himself in his characters, while explaining that he is recreating the fairy tales of his childhood in his work. Brimming with vibrant colours, his caricature-like subjects are characteristically depicted in action, whether cycling, gardening or enveloped in a family hug, providing audiences with a hint of their intimate feelings, longings and dreams. A member of the Artists Union of Armenia, Khachatrian clinched first place at the Winterfest Armenia festival in 2009. he has exhibited extensively in recent years, in both group and solo shows, at galleries in Lebanon, Armenia, Russia, the Us, Malta, Italy, Kuwait and Austria.

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helen zUGhaiB(leBanese-aMeriCan, B. 1959)

Red Studio

signed and dated ‹h. Zughaib 18› (lower right)acrylic gouache and archival ink on canvas51 x 72.5 cm.Painted in 2018.


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Untitled

signed in English and Arabic ‹MAdI 2005› (lower right)acrylic on canvas100 x 100 cm.Painted in 2005.


literature: «Madi - A Boundless Life»,Aida Cherfan, p. 251, illustrated, 2014

A certificate of authenticity willbe provided from the husseinMadi Foundation

«Madi selects his images with intent. He is a superb draftsman, possessing an eye acutely sensitive to the linear definition of form.»

-Helen Khal

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etel adnan (leBanese, B. 1925)

Circles

signed ‹Adnan› (lower right)pastel and crayons on paper30 x 30 cm.


«Abstract art was the equivalent of poetic expression; I didn’t need to use words,but colors and lines. I didn’t need to belong to a language-oriented culture but to an open form of expression.»

- Etel Adnan

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Willy araCtinGi (leBanese, 1930-2003)

Untitled

signed and dated ‹w aractingi 83› (centre left)oil on canvas65 x 81 cm.Painted in 1983.


The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Family. We thank the Family for their assistance.

«Best known for his gradations of color, Aractingi was also fascinated by tales, fables, and other stories told to children such as Geha, Tarzan, Abla and Antar, Adam and Eve, and by La Fontaine’s animals and characters. He depicts a world inhabited by creatures and animals including lions, foxes, crows, monkeys, and brings them to life with as many vivid colors as his palette permits.»

- Sursock Museum

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Martin Giesen (GerMan, B. 1945)

Martyrs’ Square

signed, titled, and dated ‹martyr›s square Giesen 94› (lower right)watercolour on paper71 x 101 cm.Painted in 1994.


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JaMil MolaeB(leBanese, B. 1948)

Jerusalem

signed and dated ‹MOLAEB 12.6.2018› (lower left)oil on canvas70 x 50 cm.Painted in 2018.


This scene of Martyrs’ square before the extensive regeneration work that saw it transformed into today’s downtown Beirut is typical of the way in which Martin Giesen takes an iconic setting, detail or landmark and captures it on canvas at a moment in time, juxtaposing elements from the past and present. here, the audience is presented with a neglected space, littered by untended undergrowth, but brimming with potential, while a rusty pole unkindly cuts across the iconic Rivoli Cinema building, which was demolished in the 1990s. A billboard atop the building provides the only hint of colour, while the Martyrs’ Monument to the left of the painting, which was damaged in the civil war, and then dismantled and restored, tells its own story.

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Jean BoGhossian (leBanese, B. 1949)

Untitled

signed; dated with dimensions (on the reverse) acrylic and pigment on canvas187 x 184 cm.Painted in 2016.


Born in Aleppo, Jean Boghossian is an abstract, multidisciplinary artist of Armenian descent, known for using fire and smoke on his works. Boghossian studied Economics and Sociology at Saint Joseph University (USJ) in Beirut, while working for the family jewellery business. In 1975, he moved to Belgium to escape the civil war in Lebanon. Settled in Brussels, Boghossian enrolled at the Academy of Fine Arts, Boitsfort, while continuing to oversee the family business. Boghossian is one of only a small number of artists who uses the method of burn degradation on his canvas, choosing to withdraw the torch at whatever point he feels is right. He also applies fire to other media, such as paper, books and even furniture, producing fissures, cracks and perforations on the pieces.

Boghossian works across a range of media that spans watercolour, oil, charcoal and acrylics. Defying categorisation, he uses a variety of techniques and also sculpts in wood, clay, polystyrene and bronze. He set up the Boghossian Foundation with the support of his father and brother in 1992. Boghossian has exhibited extensively, with recent solo and group shows held at: Ayyam Gallery, Dubai (2018); Art Abu Dhabi (2017, 2013); 57th Venice Biennale (2017); Beirut Exhibition Center (2015, 2011); Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini Collection Burri, Città di Castello (2015); and Villa Empain - Boghossian Foundation, Brussels (2014).

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kaloUst tarpinian(arMenian, B. 1956)

Untitled

signed and dated in Armenian ‹1997-2004› (center lower left); signed, dated, with dimensions (on the reverse)oil on canvas94 x 143 cm.Painted between 1997- 2004.


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Mohannad oraBi (syrian, B. 1977)

The Face

signed and dated ‹Orabi 2018› (lower right)charcoal, collage, and gold leaves on cardboard90 x 60 cm.Painted in 2018.

Us$ 3,000-6,000provenance:Private Collection, dubai.

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nadiM karaM(leBanese, B.1957)

Procession

signed and dated ‹nadim Karam› 29.07.92› (lower right)watercolour on paper25 x 35 cm.Painted in 1992.


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elie kanaan (leBanese, 1926-2009)

Camelia

signed ‹E. s. Kanaan› (lower left)oil on canvas98 x 78.5 cm.Painted in early 1990’s.


The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Mrs Kanaan. We thank the Family for their assistance.

A certificate of authenticity will be provided from the Kanaan family upon purchase.

«Elie Kanaan’s brush goes from the Nebula, heads towards the profile or concrete image, gives itself the thrill in staying in suspense where everything is suggested, possible, future. We share in this intermediate state where the colour plays at erasing itself, and where every shape is rich in its creature signification.»

- Alain Bosquet Poet and art critic (Figaro)

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rafiC Charaf (leBanese, 1932-2003)

Baalbeck

signed in Arabic (lower right)oil on canvas47 x 56 cm.Painted in 1953-1954.


This piece by the late Lebanese painter Rafic Charaf features a typically unfettered rural landscape scene in which the viewer, looking in, is invited to follow the path at the forefront of the work as it twines round, disappearing between two seemingly snow-covered hills. Trees and a fence edge the route, but the artist’s use of soft shades of brown and green ensure they add to the setting without dominating it, blending subtly with the pale blue and white hues of the sky and hilltops. Only the sky shows signs of activity, with a hint that winter weather is disrupting a scene otherwise marked by stillness and calm.

Born in Baalbeck in 1932, Charaf studied at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA), before obtaining a scholarship from the spanish government to attend the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de san Fernando in Madrid. Back in Lebanon, he carved a reputation as a leading member of the first generation of modernist painters, displaying versatility in his work, which is widely viewed as relaying many autobiographical aspects of his life over the years. he experimented with a range of media, including charcoal for his depictions of the Lebanese Civil War and wood, mixed-media and gold-leaf work, as evidenced in his Byzantine Icons. he later became synonymous with transforming traditional handicrafts into high art. Charaf’s work is widely exhibited. he also taught locally for many years, before passing away in 2003.

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Pink Abstract

signed ‹MOLAEB» (lower right); signed ‹JAMIL MOLAEB› (on the reverse)oil on canvas73 x 60 cm.Painted circa 1990’s.


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sophie yeraMian(leBanese, 1915-1984)

The Market

signed ‹sophie yeramian› (lower left) oil on canvas45 x 63 cm.


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MUstafa ali(syrian, B. 1956)

Standing Tower

incised with signature, dated with edition in English and Arabic ‹ m.ali 5/8 2008› wood and bronze sculpture This work is edition five of eight.53 x 16 x 16 cm.Executed in 2008.


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oUssaMa BaalBaki (leBanese, B. 1978)

Untitled

signed and dated in Arabic ‹2014› (lower right ) acrylic on canvas150 x 150 cm.Painted in 2014.

Us$ 10,000-15,000

provenance:Private Collection, Beirut. saleh Barakat Gallery.


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hUssein BaalBaki(leBanese, B. 1974)

My Father’s Orchard

signed and dated ‹hB 017› (upper left)oil on canvas130 x 300 cm. (130 x 150 cm each panel)Painted in 2017.

Us$ 14,000-25,000provenance:Acquired directly from the artist.

A certificate of authenticity by the artist accompanies the work.

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GeorGes Cyr(frenCh, 1880-1964)

Nature Morte

signed and dated ‹Georges Cyr 33› (upper right); signed, dated with dimensions and medium (on the reverse)oil on canvas 65 x 50 cm.Painted in 1933.


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Houses

signed and dated ‹2017 Jamil MOLAEB› (lower right)acrylic on canvas120 x 120 cm.Painted in 2017.


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serGe shart(leBanese, 1927-2011)

Nature Morte au Vase Antique

signed ‹shart› (lower left); signed, titled and dated in French ‹nature Morte au Vase Antique 1978› (on the reverse)oil on canvas 46 x 55 cm.Painted in 1978.


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fatat BahMad(leBanese, B. 1973)

My Garden

signed and dated ‹Fatat 2017› (centre left); signed, titled, dated, with dimensions and medium (on the reverse)oil on canvas 65 x 100 cm.Painted in 2017.


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Joseph Chahfe(leBanese-Canadian, B. 1959 )

Barcode

signed (on the reverse)mixed media on canvas157 x 162.5 cm.Painted in 2011.

Us$ 16,000-20,000provenance:Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut

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farid aoUad (leBanese, 1924-1982)

Café

signed ‹aouad› (lower right)oil pastel on paper23 x 31 cm.

Us$ 3,600-7,000provenance:Private Collection, Beirut. Alwane Gallery.

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ChafiC aBBoUd(leBanese, 1926-2004)

Intérieur

signed ‹Abboud› (lower right)oil on paper22 x 22 cm.Painted in 1994.

Us$ 8,000-12,000provenance:Private Collection, Beirut. Galerie Janine Rubeiz.

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katya traBoUlsi(leBanese, B. 1960)

Untitled

signed ‹Katya› (lower right)acrylic on canvas100 x 100 cm.Painted in 2018.


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Carla BarChini(leBanese-sWiss, B. 1971)

Untitled

signed ‹C.Barchini› (lower left); signed and dated (on the revese)oil on wood179 x 118 cm.Painted in 2016.


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saMir taBet(leBanese, B. 1923)

Compagnons de vie

signed ‹Tabet› (on the reverse)oil on canvas45 x 60 cm.Painted in 2018.

Us$ 1,800-3,000

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silWan iBrahiM(leBanese, B. 1964)

The House

signed ‹silwan› (lower right)oil on canvas120 x 120 cm.


provenance:Private Collection, Beirut. Galerie Cheriff Tabet.

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Untitled

signed and dated (lower right)acrylic on cardboard 60 x 50 cm.Painted in 1980.



«The essential components of my art are, the four basic elements: unit, volume, color and number.»

- Hussein Madi

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hUssein Madi(leBanese, B. 1938)

Nu de Dos

signed and dated in English and Arabic ‹MAdI 90› (lower right)pastel on paper48 x 63.5 cm.Painted in 1990.



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helen khal(leBanese, 1923-2009)

Untitled

signed ‹h.Khal› (on the reverse)oil on paper mounted on board30 x 21 cm.


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issa halloUM(leBanese, B. 1968)

Landscape

signed and dated in English and Arabic ‹halloum 2005› (lower left)oil on canvas62 x 80 cm.Painted in 2005.


“Each color has its own climate, creates its own particular world; inviolate, each color speaks with quiet seduction.”- Helen Khal

«Je peins les hommes dans leur travail des champs, ceci me donne l’occasion d’associer la nature, oui, pour moi la nature c’est ma passion. Je «sens» quand dans le froid de la Bekaa je peins la neige, la neige a une odeur que je «sens» et que j’arrive à transcrire, j’espère dans mes tableaux. Pour la mer, c’est une autre histoire : la mer, c’est essentiellement l’horizon, on ne peut peindre la mer dans des tableaux de petit format, la mer c’est grand, c’est immense et pour respecter cette belle nature qui nous entoure dans tout le Liban, je me dois de la suivre.» - agendaculturel.com

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BenoÎt deBBane (leBanese, B. 1974)

1982

signed (lower left)acrylic on canvas134 x 134 cm.Painted in 2017.

Us$ 6,500-9,000provenance:Private Collection, Beirut. Galerie Cheriff Tabet.

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MoUna Bassili sehnaoUi (leBanese, B. 1945)

Pink Birds

signed ‹BAssILI sEhnAOUI› (lower left), dated ‹1989› (lower right)oil on canvas 80.5 x 100 cm.Painted in 1989.


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MarC GUiraGossian(leBanese, B. 1995)

Untitled

signed and dated ‹marc G. 2015›(lower right) oil on canvas 160 x 155 cm.Painted in 2015.

Us$ 10,000-15,000

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Sea

signed ‹Molaeb› (lower left) oil on canvas 145 x 103.5 cm.


provenance:Private Collection, Beirut. Acquired directly from the artist.

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Banana Picking in Damour

signed and dated ‹MOLAEB 96› (lower right)oil on canvas 52 x 72 cm.Painted in 1996.


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anas al Braehe(syrian, B. 1991)

Manal

signed and dated ‹anas…2016› (centre left)oil on canvas 48 x 42.5 cm.Painted in 2016.


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anas al Braehe(syrian, B. 1991)

Untitled

signed in Arabic and English ‹.albraehe 2018› (lower right)oil on paper71.5 x 100 cm.Painted in 2018.

Us$ 2,400-5,000

provenance:Private Collection, Beirut. saleh Barakat Gallery.


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assadoUr Bezdikian(leBanese, B. 1943)

Untitled

signed and dated ‹Assadour 1995› (lower right)watercolour on paper24 x 33.5 cm.Painted in 1995.


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Mazen rifai(leBanese, B. 1957)

Maritime

signed ‹M RIFAI› (lower right); signed, dated, titled with dimensions and medium (on the reverse)acrylic on canvas85 x 100 cm.Painted in 2018.


A Beirut-based artist and architect, Mazen Rifai is known for his ability to capture the luminosity of his hometown of Baalback, which has remained his source of inspiration over the years, in his small-scale paintings, through thick brushstrokes. Rifai has a degree in Fine Arts from Macerata, Italy, and another in Interior design from the Lebanese University (LU). He taught fine arts and was head of department at the LU before leaving to focus on architecture and painting, taking on the role of art director at Engineers Consulting and Contracting. he remains a consultant in construction, rehabilitation and renovation for the Council for development and Reconstruction. Rifai has participated in numerous editions of sursock Museum’s salon d’Automne, while also holding several solo exhibitions locally and internationally, including shows in Beirut at Epreuve d’Artiste, Galerie Rochane, Galerie Aida Cherfan, Gallery 6 and Agial. he is a member of the Baalbeck International Festival Committee and has also published two books.

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MohaMMad el raWas(leBanese, B. 1951)

The Cruising

signed and dated ‹M. EL RAWAs 1984› (lower right), edition 8 of 10 (lower left), titled ‹The Cruising› (lower centre)lithography This work is edition eight of ten. 59 x 42 cm.Executed in 1984.


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raoUf rifai(leBanese, B. 1954)

Darwich

signed ‹R. RIFAI› (lower left), dated ‹16› (lower right)acrylic on canvas100 x 100 cm.Painted in 2016.



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rafiC Charaf(leBanese, 1932-2003)

Untitled

signed in Arabic (lower right)oil on board19 x 29 cm.


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antoine Malliarakis Mayo(eGyptian-Greek, 1905-1990)

Landscape

signed ‹mayo› (lower right)oil on canvas 33.5 x 41 cm.


Born in Egypt to a Greek father and French mother, Antoine Malliarakis Mayo is known for producing intriguing paintings with a dreamlike quality. Mayo moved to Paris in 1924 with the aim of studying architecture, but after becoming acquainted with several members of the surrealist movement, including its pioneer André Breton, alongside René Crevel, Robert desnos and Man Ray, he chose to focus instead on painting. Mayo began exhibiting his work, participating in a show in 1929 at the Galerie des Quatre Chemins with the Italian, Greek-born artist and writer Giorgio de Chirico, but left Paris for Egypt at the beginning of the economic crisis in 1934. he later returned to France and, as well as painting, carved out a successful career as a theatre and cinema costume and scenery designer. Landmark shows included a solo exhibition at the dina Viemy Gallery (1948), participation in a surrealist collective at the Charpentier Gallery (1964) and a major retrospective at the Annunziata Gallery, Milan (1972-73). An exhibition of his work at the Institut Français, Athens in 1983 marked the first time that his work was shown in Greece.

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Martin Giesen(GerMan, B. 1945)

Balcony

signed and dated ‹Giesen 81› (lower right)watercolour on paper98 x 70 cm.Painted in 1981.


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saCha aBoU khalil(leBanese, B. 1964)

Untitled

oil on canvas110 x 130 cm.



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Charles khoUry(leBanese, B. 1966)

Faces

signed ‹Charles› (lower right)acrylic on jute103 x 185 cm.


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adlita stephan(leBanese, B. 1976)

DS Number 4.5

signed (lower right)oil bar and pencil on paper180 x 150 cm.Painted in 2013.

Us$ 14,000-18,000provenance:Galerie Janine Rubeiz, Beirut

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saMia osseiran JUMBlat (leBanese, B. 1944)

Abstract

signed ‹s.Osseiran› (lower right)oil on canvas70 x 100 cm.


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MarWan sahMarani(leBanese, B. 1970)

Untitled

signed ‹sAhMARAnI› (lower right)watercolour and pastel on paper50 x 65 cm.


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MarWan sahMarani(leBanese, B. 1970)

Untitled

signed ‹sAhMARAnI› (lower right)watercolour and pastel on paper65 x 50 cm.


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aref el rayess(leBanese, 1928-2005)

Human Time Machine

signed A.R.2003 (lower right)ink on paper30 x 42 cm.Painted in 2003.


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Charles khoUry(leBanese, B. 1966)

Untitled

signed ‹Charles› (on the reverse)wood sculpture43 x 19 x 23 cm.


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saad yaGan(syrian, B. 1950)

Maqha bab al nasser

signed ‹yAGAn› (lower left); signed, dated, titled, with dimensions and location in Arabic (on the reverse)oil on canvas60 x 50 cm.Painted in 2011.

Us$ 3,000-6,000provenance:Private Collection, London. Acquired directly from the artist.

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hassan JoUni(leBanese, B. 1942)

Café

signed and dated ‹h. jouni 1978› (lower right)oil on canvas40 x 50 cm.Painted in 1978.



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oMar khoUri(leBanese, B. 1978)

Faces

oil on paper39 x 28 cm each.

Us$ 2,000-4,000provenance:Private Collection, Beirut. saleh Barakat Gallery.


Born in London, UK, Omar Khouri spent his childhood in Lebanon, before travelling to the Us to study, where he graduated from Massachusetts College of Art and design, Boston with a BFA in Illustration in 2002. Today, he currently lives in Koura, north Lebanon. An interdisciplinary artist, Khouri works across a wide range of media which spans painting, comics, animation, film, theatre and music. delving into the common loneliness of the human condition which, he says, “paradoxically connects us all”, is a key focus of his work. In 2006, Khouri co-founded samandal Comics, a ground-breaking, Beirut-based comic collective. his work has featured in several group and solo shows worldwide and can be found in a number of international collections. Recent solo shows include: The Left hand of darkness, Beirut Art Residency (BAR), Lebanon (2019-20); Glass, The Park Gallery, London, UK (2018); and Exhibitionist, La Vitrine Beirut Art Residency, Lebanon (2018). He also took part in Face Value: Portraiture, a group show at saleh Barakat Gallery, Beirut (2018).

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darWiChe ChaMaa(leBanese, B. 1981)

Untitled

signed and dated ‹chamaa 14› (centre left); signed, dated with dimensions and medium (on the reverse)oil on canvas90 x 60 cm.Painted in 2014.


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WaJih nahlÉ (leBanese, 1932-2017)

The Lion

signed and dated ‹w. nahlé 69› (lower right)oil on board64.5 x 84 cm.Painted in 1969.


darwiche Chamaa was born in Gabon and has been living in Lebanon for 30 years, obtaining his Technical Architectural drawing Baccalaureate in 1998. he pursued his studies at the Lebanese University’s Institute of Fine Arts and received his diploma of higher studies in 2004. he gained a Master’s in Fine Arts from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA) in 2006 and teaches at the Lebanese International University, as well as in other schools. Chamaa has taken part in several group exhibitions in Lebanon, including shows at solidere, UnEsCO Palace and the sursock Museum. his work has also been shown in solo exhibitions at the French Cultural Center in Beirut and can be found in private collections, including the Farhat Art Museum.

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said akl(leBanese, 1926-2001)

Après le bain

signed and dated ‹s AKL 93› (centre right)pastel and ink on paper25 x 19.5 cm.Painted in 1993.

Us$ 2,000-5,000provenance:Private Collection, Beirut. Galerie Janine Rubeiz.

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anas hoMsi(syrian, B. 1987)

Isolation

signed, dated, titled, with dimensions in English and Arabic (on the reverse)mixed media on canvas120 x 120 cm.Painted in 2010.


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eMManUel GUiraGossian(leBanese, B. 1954)

Movement

signed and dated ‹E Guiragoosian 15› (lower right) oil on canvas120 x 180 cm.Painted in 2015.


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raoUf rifai(leBanese, B. 1954)

Untitled

signed ‹R. RIFAI› (lower left), dated ‹17› (lower right)acrylic on canvas50 x 50 cm.Painted in 2017.


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