Live Auction 7936Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part II
Hussein Baalbaki (Lebanese, b. 1974)
Lot 240

Hussein Baalbaki (Lebanese, b. 1974)

Hidden inside

Closed26 October 2011

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USD 7,500

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Hussein Baalbaki (Lebanese, b. 1974)
Hidden inside
signed, dated, titled and inscribed 'Hussein Baalbaki "Hidden inside" Lebanon 2011' (on the reverse of the right panel)
oil and lacquer on canvas; triptych
each: 23 7/8 x 23 7/8in. (60.5 x 60.5cm.)
overall: 23 7/8 x 71½in. (60.5 x 181.5cm.)
Painted in 2011

Specialist note

The thick application of medium in Hussein Baalbaki's paintings makes for a textured surface that offsets the subtleness of a soft palette. The artist describes this striking presence as "a kind of isolation in the composition of the work that serves to introduce a sensitive illustration of the entity of the work, which is derived from internal nature, such as cave walls."