Taurus

2004
Bronze black and blue patina
26 x 41 x 14 cm
Edition of 8
Signed dated and numbered on the base

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Property of the estate of the Alfred Basbous Foundation presided by Mr Fadi Basbous.
Location

Beirut, Lebanon.

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  • ABOUT Alfred Basbous
    Alfred Basbous was born in 1924 in Rachana, Lebanon. He was a central figure in the development and advancement of Modernism in the Middle East during the latter part of the twentieth century. The sculptor’s first exhibition was at the Alecco Saab gallery, in Beirut in 1958. He was the recipient of a scholarship from the French government in...
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