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Lot 10*

Paul Guiragossian
(Lebanon, 1926-1993)
Celebrations

Amended
24 October 2018, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £175,000 inc. premium

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Paul Guiragossian (Lebanon, 1926-1993)

Celebrations
oil on canvas, framed
signed "PAUL.G" (lower left), executed in 1990
150 x 135.5cm (59 1/16 x 53 3/8in).

Footnotes

Provenance:
Property from a private collection, Dubai
Dubai , International Modern and Contemporary Art, Christie's, 30 April 2008, lot 87

Note:
This work is sold with a photo certificate from the Paul Guiragossian Foundation

"Some were not able to produce any art during the war, but I was painting without stop. My war was my painting, my revenge was my colours, and my biggest revenge was always love, beauty and nature even in the darkest of times" -Paul Guiragossian

Saleroom notices

Please note that the correct visible dimensions of the work in the current frame are 150 x 130 cm Please also note that this artwork was exhibited in the "Paul Guiragossian: Testimonies of Existence" exhibition at the Barjeel Art Foundation in March 2018 and was published in the exhibition catalogue.

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