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Wed, Aug 2, 2023 02:00PM EDT
Lot 339

Manoucher Yektai, Attributed: Abstract composition

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000

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Manoucher Yektai, Attributed (Iranian, 1921-2019): Abstract composition, 1954. Oil on linen, signed and dated upper right, framed.

Manoucher Yektai was a Persian-American artist of the New York School whose painterly impasto works capture still lifes, portraits, and color fields with equal expressiveness. His intense, lyrical pieces maneuver between naturalism and abstraction.

15 x 10.5 inches framed; 35x23.5 cm; 14 x 9.5 inches canvas.

Private collection, USA.

Condition

Great condition, the linen verso is slightly toned; minor paint loss from frame rub.

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