Tag: Jewad Selim
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Jewad Selim, Lamea 1 Painting, Middle East Artists, with Footnotes, 2
Depicting the prominent Iraqi poetess Lamea Abbas Amara, the painting, executed in 1949, is one with which Jewad had a well-documented personal connection, and it remained in the artist’s collection until his passing, taking part in the landmark “Societe Primitive” exhibition at the Baghdad Fine Arts institute in 1952, where it was photographed alongside Selim…
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03 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 4
Jewad Selim, (1919–1961) Lamea , c. 1949 oil on canvas 61 x 46cm (24 x 18 1/8in) Private collection Depicting the prominent Iraqi poetess Lamea Abbas Amara, the painting, executed in 1949, is one with which Jewad had a well-documented personal connection, and it remained in the artist’s collection until his passing, taking part in the…