Auction: American & European Works of Art - 2459Location: BostonDate / Time: May 15, 2009 4:00PM
Description:
Faiq Hussain (Iraqi, 20th Century)
My Wilderness Open for Others
Signed in Arabic l.r., signed or inscribed and dated "No. 178/BAGHDAD-
IRAQ...FAIK HA HUSSAIN/1965" on the reverse.
Oil on canvas, 18 1/2 x 41 1/4 in. (47.0 x 104.8 cm),framed.
Condition: Mildewing.
Provenance: From the collection of Louis Albert McMillen.
Estimate $1,000-1,500
Powdery mildew to surface and reverse, craquelure primarily to u.r. and l.r. quadrants.