Origins

Origins

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Property from the Samawi Family Collection, Dubai

Louay Kayyali

Then What ??

Auction Closed

February 8, 06:44 PM GMT

Estimate

500,000 - 700,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Samawi Family Collection, Dubai 

Louay Kayyali

1934 - 1978


Then What ??

signed Louay Kayyali and dated 1965 (on the reverse); signed Louay Kayyali (twice), titled Then What ?? and dated 1965 (twice) in English and Arabic (on the reverse)

oil on canvas

172 by 190 cm.

67 ¾ by 74 ¾ in.

Executed in 1965.

Mr Abd al-Hamid Mar'i Collection, Damascus (acquired from the artist in circa 1960s-70s)

Acquired from the above in 2006 by the present owner

Charlotte Bank, The Contemporary Art Scene in Syria: Social Critique and an Artistic Movement, London and New York 2023

N. Nour el Din, Why Are Smiles So Rare in the History of Arab Art?, published https://raseef22.net, online, 15/02/2021 (illustrated in color)

Dima Shehadeh and Ettijahat - Independent Culture (eds.), Different Perspectives on the Syrian Reality: Research in the Diverse Fields of Syrian Culture, Stuttgart 2018, p. 122 (illustrated in color)

K. Youssef, Syrian Contemporary Art: A 70-Year Evolution, in D. Kessjan (ed.), Jasmine, Another Syria, Quarterly magazine, online, Edition 3, Oct/Nov/Dec 2016 (illustrated in color)

Exh. Cat., Ayyam Gallery, Dubai, Syria's Apex Generation, ed. Maymanah Farhat, 9 June - 28 August 2014

Maymanah Farhat, The Samawi Collection: Curated Selections of Arab Art, Vol. 1, Dubai 2011

Louay Kayyali, The Artist's Official Website, https://www.louay-kayali.com/home.htm, illustrated in color (titled as What After)

Salman Al Mayadeen for Contemporary Arab Creativity, Louay Kayali (1934-1978), The Historical Encyclopedia of Syrian Arab Fine Art Forum, Aleppo (illustrated in color)

Tishreen Newspaper, 5 January 1979 (illustrated)

Dubai, Ayyam Gallery, The Samawi Collection: Then What? 1965 - 2010, 11 October - 13 November 2010

New York, Chelsea Museum, Italia/Arabia, 10 December 2008 - 7 February 2009

Abu Dhabi, Emirates Palace Hotel, Christie's International Exhibition, 26 - 27 October 2008

Dubai, Ayyam Gallery, Grand Opening of Ayyam Gallery, 29 May 2008

Dubai, Ayyam Gallery, The Dubai Collection