Samir Rafi (Egyptian, 1926-2003) Untitled
signed 'S.RAFI.73.' (lower right)
oil on board
27 x 19 1/8in. (68.5 x 48.5cm.)
Painted in 1973
Samir Rafi (Egyptian, 1926-2003) Untitled
signed 'S.RAFI.73.' (lower right)
oil on board
27 x 19 1/8in. (68.5 x 48.5cm.)
Painted in 1973
The Artist. Thence by descent. Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2005.
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).
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