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Fikret Moualla (1903–1967), also known as Fikret Muallâ Saygı, was a Turkish painter who trained with Arthur Kampf in Berlin. Back in Turkey, he illustrated books by Nâzım Hikmet, contributed drawings to the press and designed costumes for operettas. He settled in Paris in 1939. Streets, cafés and their inhabitants supplied subjects for his engagement with urban life, informed by affinities with Fauvism and Expressionism.
In Sokak–Turuncu, an undated gouache in the Sakıp Sabancı Museum, five people stand against an orange background. Limited depth and patches of colour extending beyond outlines bring the figures close to the surface of the paper. Istanbul Modern’s 2005 retrospective brought together gouaches, watercolours and drawings, accompanied by a photographic biography featuring pictures by Ara Güler.
This profile brings together identity references for Fikret Mualla Saygı and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Genève Enchères · Dobiaschofsky · Piguet
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Gouache
Femmes nues sur la plage
gouache
Catalogue period : 2021-12-09
Published result : 6000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 2000–3000
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La promenade.
gouache
Date to be documented
Published result : 16000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 10000
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Gouache
Scène de café
gouache
Catalogue period : 2024-09-25
Published result : 17000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 5000–7000
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