Unframed oil on stretched canvas painting, "Tranquility," signed lower right AL CHEKHLI (Ismail al-Shaikhly, Iraqi, 1924-2002), dated 1965, stretcher inscribed with title, 8th Annual Exhibition, "Baghdad Primitives," Gulbenkian Museum, 15/3/65," paint flaking, overall: approx 23"h, 27.5"w, 2.5lbs

3.11.24-In my opinion regarding LOT: 1391-The canvas is intact with no apparent rips or tears, a UV examination shows some craquelure scattered throughout, thinned areas of paint and small areas of paint loss throughout sides and small scattered paint loss beneath the females head, and at the males wrap, one spot appears to have been colored, see images, there is some texture in the paint above the female and extending to the left side, however, this does not fluoresce under UV light, I am not an expert on such works, so have included many high resolution images for your review, please reach out should you have specific questions

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