Armenian Blues

2020

Irène Ghanem Follow artist

Oil pastel on cardboard

24 x 32 cm

Signed

100% of donations will go towards Artsakh.

Estimate: $400 - $600

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Beirut, Lebanon

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ABOUT Irène Ghanem

Born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1970, Irene Toufic Kahale is a bundle of joy and energy raised during the dark years of the Civil War (1975-1990). From a very young age, Irene developed an appetite for life, which she decided to put on canvas. Amidst the darkness surrounding her, she juggled colors and composition and is best known for her abstract...

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About this artwork

In this free composition Irene engages in the colors and expresses herself with energetic strokes. The colors used are mainly red, to insinuate the spilled blood, the blue derivatives which suggest the sky to which Armenians aspire, and finally the touches of yellow suggesting their perseverance and glow of hope.

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