Lot 14

The Skull

Painted in 2004.
Youssef Abdelke (b. 1951)
charcoal on paper mounted on board
138 x 187 cm
signed and dated in Arabic (lower left)

Estimate: $20,000 - $40,000
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Provenance
Private Collection, Beirut.
Location
Beirut, Lebanon
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    ABOUT Youssef Abdelke
    Lives in Syria From cynically drawn figures to symbolic still lifes many of Youssef Abdelke’s series contain commentary about the conflict in Syria. During the war, he explained, “I think all the works in one way or another try to express the concerns and emotions of the ordinary Syrian citizen amid this huge river of blood.” Born in Qamishli,...
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