LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on board

Measurements:

23.62 in. (60.00 cm.) (height) by 47.24 in. (120.00 cm.) (width)

Description:

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Markings:

signed "Khalil Zgaib" (lower right), titled "Bedouins Recreation" on the verso

Condition:

framed

Exhibited:

American University of Beirut, Khalil Zgheib, 1955, BeirutThe present lot is a rare and masterful example of Khalil Zgheib's inimitable portraits of village life; large, finely executed and rich in detail, it stands as perhaps one of the finest examples of the celebrated artists work., ,Khalil Zhgeib was born in Dbayeh, on the outskirts of Beirut. A barber by trade, he was totally self-taught and started painting in 1954. In 1955, he held an individual exhibition at AUB, where the present work was

Provenance:

Property from a private collection Lebanon