Christie's Dubai Yanks Iraqi Painting From Sale Over Smuggling Allegations

Eileen Kinsella (2017). Christie's Dubai Yanks Iraqi Painting From Sale Over Smuggling Allegations. ArtNet News. 17 March.

Title Christie's Dubai Yanks Iraqi Painting From Sale Over Smuggling Allegations
Publication Date 17th Mar 2017
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Source ArtNet News
Country United Arab Emirates, Iraq
Region West and Central Asia
Art type Art
Subject Theft, Market
Comments The 1968 piece by Faeq Hassan may have been smuggled out of Iraq and Iraq says it is property of the state and was once displayed in the defence ministry.
Link https://news.artnet.com/art-world/christies-pulls-iraqi-painting-dubai-auction-amid-smuggling-allegations-895490
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