Lot 56: Seated Woman

KHALED AL-RAHHAL (IRAQI, 1926-1987)
Seated Woman
signed and dated in Arabic (on the right side)
wood
12in. (30cm.) high
Executed in 1976

This sculpture was last displayed publicly in Khaled Al-Rahhal's private exhibition in Baghdad in 1976 before becoming part of a private collection.

A member of the 'Baghdad Modern Arts Group', Al-Rahhal took part in manyl national and other collective exhibitions held in the country and abroad. He executed several famous monuments and statues in Baghdad such as Nasib Al-Jundi Al-Majhul and Nassib Al-Massirah the latter is now totally destroyed.