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Figures in an Old Iraqi Street - shown to scale
Suzan Chekhali

Figures in an Old Iraqi Street, 1980

Estimated price$4,935 – $9,165

Oil on Canvas

70 × 60 cm | 27.6 × 23.6 in

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About the work

A sunlit alleyway in an old Iraqi city is brought to life with clusters of figures going about their daily routines, framed by traditional architecture featuring ornate wooden balconies and arched windows. The warm earthy palette of terracotta, ochre, and muted greens evokes a nostalgic intimacy with the urban life of a bygone era.

Suzan Chekhali (Iraq).

Oil on Canvas, 60 × 70 cm, 1980.

Part of the permanent collection of the Hindiyeh Museum of Arts, Jordan. One of a kind.

Medium
Size
70 × 60 cm | 27.6 × 23.6 in
Year
1980
Rarity
Unique
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Impressionism & Post-Impressionism
Colours
Brown, Red, Green
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Suzan Chekhali — Oil on Canvas, 60 × 70 cm (representative image)
Suzan Chekhali

Iraq

Suzanne Al-Cheikhli (1920–2008) was a French-born artist who became a significant figure in Iraq's art scene. After graduating from the Institute of Applied Arts in Paris in 1940, she married Iraqi artist Ismail Al-Cheikhli in the early 1950s and relocated to Baghdad, where she spent the remainder of her life.

Al-Cheikhli's work is characterized by simplified human figures set against mosaic-like backgrounds, a style influenced by Hafidh Droubi. She employed both watercolors on paper and oil on canvas, using vibrant colors and loose brushstrokes to depict Iraqi cultural heritage, including traditional houses, Baghdad's alleyways, and daily life scenes.

Throughout her career, Al-Cheikhli was an active member of the Iraqi art community. She joined the Pioneers Group in 1953, participating in all its exhibitions until 1983. Notable exhibitions include the National Geographic Institute in Paris in 1958, the 15th exhibition of the Iraqi Fine Artists Association in 1973, and "From Paris to Baghdad" at Al-Riwaq Gallery in Baghdad in 1983. Her works continued to be showcased posthumously, such as in the 2012 exhibition "Fifty Years of Love for France and Iraq" at the French Institute in Baghdad.

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Oil

Pigment bound in oil, prized for its depth, luminosity, and slow drying that lets artists blend and build rich layers. The most enduring medium of modern painting, it remains central to the work of the region's leading modernists.
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