ID 836932
Lot 9 | Samir Rafi (Egyptian, 1926-2003)
Estimate value
£ 15 000 – 20 000
Untitled
signed 'S.RAFI.73.' (lower right)
oil on board
27 x 19 1/8in. (68.5 x 48.5cm.)
Painted in 1973
Provenance
The Artist.
Thence by descent.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2005.
Exhibited
Cairo, Palace of Arts, When Art Becomes Liberty: The Egyptian Surrealists (1938–1965), 2016-2017. This exhibition later travelled to Seoul, The National Museum of Contemporary Art (illustrated in colour, p. 231).
Special notice
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| Art style: | Post War Art |
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| Place of origin: | Egypt, Africa |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Art style: | Post War Art |
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| Place of origin: | Egypt, Africa |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Address of auction |
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