Dorothy Salhab Kazemi (Lebanon, 1942-1990) Untitled ceramic bowl signed 'D.S' in Arabic, executed circa 1970s 18 x 28cm (7 1/16 x 11in). Footnotes: Provenance: Property from a private collection, Lebanon Dorothy Salhab Kazemi (1942-1990) was a pioneering figure in modern Lebanese ceramics and among the first generation of women artists to shape Lebanon's modern art scene. Her work united the discipline of Scandinavian studio ceramics with references to Islamic, ancient Near Eastern and regional traditions. After studying at the American University of Beirut, Kazemi trained at the School of Art and Craft in Copenhagen, where she worked with Danish ceramicist Gutte Eriksen and absorbed ideas from Bernard Leach's studio pottery movement. Archaeological forms encountered during her work at Syrian excavation sites also informed her practice. In 1971, she founded Lebanon's first ceramics programme at Beirut University College, while maintaining her own studio in Roumieh. Kazemi exhibited widely in Lebanon and Europe, with solo shows at Gallery One, Beirut; Compass Gallery, Glasgow; Contact Art Gallery, Beirut; the National Museum of Damascus; Maison des Jeunes et de la Culture, Ribérac; and Designmuseum Danmark. Her work has also featured in exhibitions at the Sursock Museum, the Lyon Biennial and MACAM, Alita, which held a retrospective in 2017. Her work is held in collections including Designmuseum Danmark, Sursock Museum, MACAM and the Dorothy Salhab Kazemi Museum in Roumieh.  This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing