Signed lower left
Exhibited:
Beirut, Studio 27, Paul Guiragossian, 1973.
Note:
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Paul Guiragossian Foundation. © Courtesy of the Paul Guiragossian Foundation.
Lot 34
Exode
1972
Paul Guiragossian (1926 - 1993)
oil on canvas
70 x 120 cm
Estimate:
$90,000 - $120,000
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Provenance
Acquired from Studio 27 by a private collector.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
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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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About this artwork
“This artist is terrified of war. Because he is innocent, he fears guile, lies and deception; and he fears trade and brokerage too. In his view, pale colours reflect, or express, the tragic in human existence. From a technical point of view, he hates bright, vivid colours - they remind him of shiny shoes - and he considers them to be bourgeois colours, used to seduce women. They are mendacious, opulent colours, but people are lured in by flashiness, even if it is also a lie. Don’t they see that most artists are using fake jewels, while he goes against showiness, while he goes for the depth of expression? The key factor in this is colour - the subdued colours.”
Paul Guiragossian: Displacing Modernity, Sam Bardaouil and Till Felrath, Silvana Editoriale 2018
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