Fahrelnissa Zeid (Turkish, 1901-91) A musical gathering in a landscape
326
Fahrelnissa Zeid (Turkish, 1901-91)
A musical gathering in a landscape
ink and watercolour on paper, signed lower right
49 x 61 cm.
Sold for £16,250 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Provenance: UK private collection; acquired directly from the artist in the mid 1970s.

    This work owes its inspiration to the tradition of Islamic miniature painting from Turkey and Persia, with a noticeable movement towards abstraction. Dating to the late 1940s, it belongs to a group of works that include Tents Scotland (1948) and Fight against Abstraction (1947) (Parinaud, Andre, Fahr El Nissa Zeid, Amman, 1984, pp. 74-5, nos. 47 and 48).

Category: Islamic and Oriental Art / Islamic and Indian Art

Auction terms and conditions

Contacts

Oliver White Bonhams
Work
101 New Bond Street
London, W1S 1SR
United Kingdom
Work +44 20 7468 8303
FaxFax: +44 20 7468 8283
Auction Administration - Islamic and Indian Art