Tagiura Village, Northern Libya 1944

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A nicely observed and decorative watercolour of a village scene in Northern Libya during WWII, painted by Glencairn Balfour- Paul (1917-2008). Painted on watercolour paper and framed with a cream mount in a tarnished silver effect frame under glass. The image size is 286mm x 219mm. Frame size is 471mm x 406mm. Glencairn Balfour- Paul was a celebrated British Diplomat , academic and Arabist, who served as British Ambassador to Iraq, Jordan and Tunisia. He served as an infantry officer in WWII in Libya where he made sketches of the villages and landscape. He was known for his love of poetry, archaeology and languages, but less known perhaps, for his passion for art. At Baalbek, for example, he said that on waking he drew furiously and of course, broke into verse. This painting of a village scene shows an exuberance of colour typical of North Africa and is nicely observed. A nice piece. N.B. This is a heavy item and will require extra postage. Seller Inventory # 000454

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Title: Tagiura Village, Northern Libya 1944

Binding: No Binding

Illustrator: Glencairn Balfour-Paul

Condition: Very Good

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