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129 - Jellal BEN ABDALLAH (Tunis 1921-2017) Woman combing her hair…
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Estimate €5,000 - €6,000
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Jellal BEN ABDALLAH (Tunis 1921-2017) Woman combing her hair Gouache, silver and gold pigments on paper 56 x 45 cm on view Signed lower right in Arabic and in Latin letters Ben Abdallah. Painted in the late 1960s - early 1970s. *** Gouache, silver and gold pigments on paper, signed lower right in Arabic (sight: 22 × 17¾ in.). Painted between the late 1960's and the early 1970's. The authenticity of this work has been kindly confirmed by Amin BOUKER. Provenance Private collection, since 1973 Femme à la coiffure is one of a series that Ben Abdallah developed in the 1960s and 1970s, in which scenes from everyday life stand out against broad gradations of colour that abstract the ground and suspend the figure in a timeless space. Here, the stylistic shift is fully apparent: large format, isolated figures against a plain background, economy of staging. The kneeling young woman slowly untangles her long hair - an intimate gesture captured in an almost meditative stillness. The toilet is the focus of the artist's attention. The sleeves embroidered using the mtarrz technique, the rihana chain with flat rings topped with an aghal pendant, the hands tinted with henna: every detail is that of a meticulously observed Tunisian clothing and ornamental heritage. True to his approach, Ben Abdallah enhances the ensemble - embroidery, jewellery and ornaments - with gold and silver pigments, giving these traditional elements an almost sacred preciousness.
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About the sale Arab, African & Indian Modernities
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Auction time 06/18/2026 at 2:30 PM
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