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Lot 14PROPERTY OF A MIDDLE EASTERN PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Ismael Fattah (Iraqi, b.1934-2004)
Nine Faces
Fermé30 October 2008
Prix réalisé
USD 158,500
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This spectacular work by the Iraqi artist Ismael Fattah is the largest and most important of his paintings to have appeared at auction.
A recurrent theme in the paintings of Ismael Fattah was his fascination with the human faces or masks. Often his faces are shown lacking certain features, without a mouth, or without the eyes, but always portrayed with a certain strength. Sometimes these faces are watching or saying something, but usually his faces have lost at least one of their senses.
The placement of each face is emphasized within a square space to which it is allotted. Each one is thus contained in its place and often unable to see or speak.
A recurrent theme in the paintings of Ismael Fattah was his fascination with the human faces or masks. Often his faces are shown lacking certain features, without a mouth, or without the eyes, but always portrayed with a certain strength. Sometimes these faces are watching or saying something, but usually his faces have lost at least one of their senses.
The placement of each face is emphasized within a square space to which it is allotted. Each one is thus contained in its place and often unable to see or speak.