Sunday, May 21, 2023
LOT #78

Aref El-Rayess (Lebanese, 1928-2005) Oil on Canvas

1987, dated verso, signed lower left, depicting an abstract landscape, having handwritten Arabic on label verso, in a linen-lined gold-tone wood frame; lot is being re-offered due to non-payment, originally sold in sale #300, lot 123

Estimate: $10,000 - $15,000

Hammer Price: $24,000

Provenance: Alamuddin estate, Hinsdale, Illinois; purchased directly from the El-Rayess studio in Lebanon

Dimensions: Height: 29 inches, Width: 47 inches (sight); Frame Height: 34 inches, Frame Width: 52 1/2 inches

Condition: Good, overall light wear, slight wear to paint on portions above stretcher, left and right edges, occasional light scratches throughout with area of concentration upper right-center, painting and signature blacklight well, uniformly with no anomalies or noted indications of inpainting, light wear to frame

Disclaimers: not examined out of the frame

Shipping: Quote Shipping

Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%), Wisconsin (5.500%)

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