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Hayv Kahraman — Untitled (Baggage)
Hayv Kahraman

Untitled (Baggage)

2007

In "Untitled (Baggage)," Hayv Kahraman employs sumi ink, watercolour, and metallic pigment on paper to create a composition that explores themes of displacement and memory through the artist's characteristic figurative style. The work combines traditional East Asian painting techniques with contemporary subject matter, reflecting Kahraman's interest in the psychological weight of migration and personal history. Mounted on card, the piece demonstrates the artist's sophisticated handling of mixed media to create depth and luminosity on paper.

Medium
sumi ink, watercolour and metallic pigment on paper, mounted on card

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Middle East

October 22, 2024

Estimate: $20,000$30,000

Lot 46

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Hayv Kahraman, Untitled (Baggage), 2007

In "Untitled (Baggage)," Hayv Kahraman employs sumi ink, watercolour, and metallic pigment on paper to create a composition that explores themes of displacement and memory through the artist's characteristic figurative style. The work combines traditional East Asian painting techniques with contemporary subject matter, reflecting Kahraman's interest in the psychological weight of migration and personal history. Mounted on card, the piece demonstrates the artist's sophisticated handling of mixed media to create depth and luminosity on paper.

Medium
sumi ink, watercolour and metallic pigment on paper, mounted on card
Year
2007
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, Body And Identity, Figurative Abstraction, Dreamlike melancholy, Large Scale Painting, Iraqi-American Artist, 21st century contemporary, Migration and displacement, Psychological anxiety, Oil on Canvas

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