Painting of a Golden Eagle in profile, acrylic on a vintage Semiramis Hotel Baghdad receipt. The receipt is handwritten for "Mr. Bird", Room 27, with columns for expenses in I.D. and Fils.
Close-up of the artist's hand adding fine details to the eagle's feathers with a paintbrush. The header "Semiramis Hotel Baghdad" and "Mr. Bird" are visible in the background.
Vintage BOAC passenger ticket and baggage check booklet next to a flight coupon for Mr. R.C. Bird, dated Tuesday 12th May 1953, for a flight from Basra to Baghdad.

Baghdad Eagle

€80,00 EUR
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This original acrylic painting portrays a Golden Eagle, painted directly onto a hotel bill from the Semiramis Hotel in Baghdad.

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Description

In 1953 my late Grandfather spent a month travelling around the Middle East on business and amongst a lot of papers were original airline tickets, maps and Hotel receipts, survivors from a golden age of early air travel. I painted this Golden eagle on a receipt from the Semiramis Hotel, which sounded a very lovely place to stay.

  • Medium: Acrylic on vintage paper receipt (mounted).

  • Dimensions: 19.5cm x 20.5cm.

  • Origin: Semiramis Hotel, Baghdad (Receipt for Mr. Bird, 1953).

  • Inclusions: Sold with a signed certificate of authenticity.

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