Title not known (Hassan Al Said 15)

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Title

Title not known (Hassan Al Said 15)

Subject

Stylized Landscape with woman and palm tree

Description

The central figure of this composition is a woman carrying a basket upon her head. She is fully garmented with a vibrant array of colored and patterned textiles. The adorned woman is set within a stylized landscape background in which the palm tree, boat, and clouds have been reduced to their basic forms and decorated with elaborate color patterning. The stunning palette of this composition ranges widely from deep blue to bright orange.

Creator

Shakir Hassan Al Said (1925-2004)

Source

Location: Currently unknown. Possibly from the collection of the Iraqi Museum of Modern Art (the former Saddam Center for the Arts)

Publisher

Hard copies purchased from the photographer of the museum in 2004.

Date

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Contributor

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Relation

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Format

Oil on Canvas

Language

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Type

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Identifier

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Coverage

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Contribution Form

Online Submission

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Contributor is Creator

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