Private Collection, Beirut. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by the Paul Guiragossian Foundation, Beirut. We thank the Foundation for their assisstance.
Lot 32
Mandoline
Circa 1976.
Estimate:
$38,000 - $50,000
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Beirut, Lebanon
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ABOUT Paul Guiragossian
Paul Guiragossian is a Lebanese modern master. Born in 1926 in Jerusalem to survivors of the Armenian Genocide he experienced the impact of exile from a very early age. In the late 1940s, Paul Guiragossian’s family settled in Lebanon, and the artist began teaching art in private sessions and schools. The artist was soon after discovered for his...
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«I never work one painting at at time, but a series of paintings on an idea that has been ripening for weeks. I paint the same composition until the problem is resolved, and my self satisfaction is achieved...But the spontaneity, speed, and accuracy are the fruits of a patient discipline, the result of a conquest. Every stroke of a brush contains my artistic history.»
- Courtesy of the Mokbel Collection website
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