Aref El Rayess Untitled (Two clay sculptures)

Aref el Rayess (1928 - 2005)

Untitled (Two clay sculptures)
i) inscribed Rayess (near base)
ii) inscribed Raiess (near base)
carved clay
i) 20 by 9.5 by 8 cm.; 7¾ by 3¾ by 3 in.
ii) 21 by 8 by 9 cm.; 8¼ by 3 by 3½ in.
Both executed in circa 1980s.

Condition Report:
a) This work is in overall good condition, discoloration, staining and pitting appear to be inherent to medium, minor chips to base and extremities.
b) This work is in overall good condition, vertical cast line visible, surface irregularities inherent to medium.

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Provenance:
The Artist

Private Collection, Lebanon (acquired from the above circa 1990s)

Acquired from the above by the present owner