Lot 32: Jewad Selim (Iraqi, 1921-1961)

Jewad Selim (Iraqi, 1921-1961)
Standing Figure (Girl)
wood
Height: 13 3/8 in. (34cm.)
Executed in 1941; this work is unique

(Probably) Baghdad, Artists' Society, circa 1940s.
Baghdad, National Museum of Modern Art, Jewad Selim, January 1968, no. 30.

A wedding gift from the artist to a close friend in the early 1940s.
Acquired from the family of the above by the present owner circa 2005.

The Property of a Private Collector, Europe
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Jewad Selim (Iraqi, 1921-1961)
Standing Figure (Girl)
wood
Height: 13 3/8 in. (34cm.)
Executed in 1941; this work is unique