SAÏD EL-ADAWI (1938, ALEXANDRIA - 1973, ALEXANDRIA)
06.11.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
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ID 1504826
Lot 25 | SAÏD EL-ADAWI (1938, ALEXANDRIA - 1973, ALEXANDRIA)
Estimate value
60000GBP £ 60 000 – 80 000
Untitled
signed and dated in Arabic (lower left)
oil on celotex
36 3/8 x 48 ¼ in. (92.4 x 122.5cm.)
Painted in 1972
Provenance
The Artist's Estate.
Acquired from the above by the present owner circa 2017.
Literature
H. Rashwan (ed.), The World of Saïd El-Adawi, Cairo 2025 (illustrated in colour, pp. 276-277; detail illustrated in colour, pp. 568-569).
Exhibited
Cairo, Aisha Fahmi Palace, Saeed El Adawi: A Sudden Absence, but a Constant Presence, 2023 (illustrated in colour, p. 116).
Further details
The verso of this work reveals an unfinished painting by the artist and a later attempt to create a poster in 1968 for the Experimental Group that El- Adawi was a member of.
| Artist: | Huguette Caland (1931 - 2019) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Egypt, Iran, Africa |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
| Artist: | Huguette Caland (1931 - 2019) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | Egypt, Iran, Africa |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings |
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