Lot 203: OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING DEPICTS STILL LIFE WITH MIDDLE EASTERN OBJECTS, SIGNED LATIFAH AND DATED 2005

This work is an oil on canvas painting by the artist signed Latifah, dated 2005. The composition is a contemporary realism still life featuring a variety of Middle Eastern cultural artifacts. The arrangement includes two unglazed terracotta vessels of varying sizes, an ornate silver-tone dallah, a lidded silver-tone pedestal bowl, a large red pleated fan, and a cylindrical metal case. These objects are positioned on a vibrant blue draped cloth that rests upon a dark wood chest of drawers with brass-tone hardware. The artist employs smooth brushwork and emphasizes the play of light and shadow across the contrasting textures of the metallic, ceramic, and textile surfaces. The painting is signed Latifah and dated 05 in red pigment in the lower-left corner. The verso of the frame bears a gallery label for Bait Muzna Gallery, located in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. The painting is housed in a silver-finished wooden frame featuring intentional distressing.

110 x 90cm