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Item Ships From: Africa
Impressionist Oil on Canvas Street Scene "A Purple Night"
Impressionist Oil on Canvas Street Scene "A Purple Night"

Impressionist Oil on Canvas Street Scene "A Purple Night"

By Robin Glanville

Located in Cape Town, ZA

A unique oil painting, drawing heavily from the post-impressionist movement. A gloomy night-time street scene, typical of Glanville's work, but with a purple undertone. Oil on stretc...

Category

2010s Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstract Metal Landscape "Sedgefield"
Abstract Metal Landscape "Sedgefield"

Abstract Metal Landscape "Sedgefield"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. For the past 12 years he has been looking intently at something that m...

Category

2010s Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

"Man of Peace" (FRAMED) Painting 7.5" x 14" inch (1955) by Salah Abdel Kerim
"Man of Peace" (FRAMED) Painting 7.5" x 14" inch (1955) by Salah Abdel Kerim

"Man of Peace" (FRAMED) Painting 7.5" x 14" inch (1955) by Salah Abdel Kerim

By Salah Abdel Kerim

Located in Culver City, CA

"Man of Peace" (FRAMED) Painting 7.5" x 14" inch (1955) by Salah Abdel Kerim Medium: gouache on paper Signed & dated Born in Fayoum to a big family of 5 brothers and sisters. In 19...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

Large Blue Abstract Oil Painting "Recovering the Satellites"
Large Blue Abstract Oil Painting "Recovering the Satellites"

Large Blue Abstract Oil Painting "Recovering the Satellites"

By Tay Dall

Located in Cape Town, ZA

A large scale, unique and vivid painting on stretched canvas. Ready to hang. Framing on request

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Limited Edition Kinetic Mild Steel Sculpture "Spiral Legend"
Limited Edition Kinetic Mild Steel Sculpture "Spiral Legend"

Limited Edition Kinetic Mild Steel Sculpture "Spiral Legend"

By Uwe Pfaff

Located in Cape Town, ZA

A limited edition, marine grade painted mild steel sculpture, capable of bouncing (see video). Edition 2/5. Available in different colours on request.

Category

2010s Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Steel

Large Light Abstract Painting "Reflections B"
Large Light Abstract Painting "Reflections B"

Large Light Abstract Painting "Reflections B"

By Tay Dall

Located in Cape Town, ZA

A light, unique and vivid oil painting on stretched canvas, depicting surreal floating streamer elements. Ready to hang. Framing on request.

Category

2010s Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Enamel

Large Abstract Oil Painting "Heat Waves 2"
Large Abstract Oil Painting "Heat Waves 2"

Large Abstract Oil Painting "Heat Waves 2"

By Tay Dall

Located in Cape Town, ZA

A large scale, unique and vivid oil painting on stretched canvas, with different beige and orange shades. Ready to hang. Framing on request

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Enamel

"Hilltop" Mixed Media Landscape Painting 8" x 12" in by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
"Hilltop" Mixed Media Landscape Painting 8" x 12" in by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné

"Hilltop" Mixed Media Landscape Painting 8" x 12" in by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné

By Katherine Bakhoum-Tisné

Located in Culver City, CA

"Hilltop" Mixed Media Landscape Painting 8" x 12" in by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné Techniques Bakhoum often paints on canvases that have been prepared with various materials. She gene...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Glass, Pastel, Mixed Media

Large Colourful Abstract Painting "New Atom Shimmer 1"
Large Colourful Abstract Painting "New Atom Shimmer 1"

Large Colourful Abstract Painting "New Atom Shimmer 1"

By Tay Dall

Located in Cape Town, ZA

A colourful, unique painting on stretched canvas, ready to hang. The painting consists of shiny pools of enamel paint that was thickly poured onto the canvas to create a three-dimensional effect of stand-out glossy paint...

Category

2010s Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Enamel

Colourful Abstract Painting "New Shimmer 8"
Colourful Abstract Painting "New Shimmer 8"

Colourful Abstract Painting "New Shimmer 8"

By Tay Dall

Located in Cape Town, ZA

A colourful, unique and vivid painting on canvas, created with pouring enamel. Framing on request.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Enamel

Large Abstract Painting "Stone Dance"
Large Abstract Painting "Stone Dance"

Large Abstract Painting "Stone Dance"

By Tay Dall

Located in Cape Town, ZA

A large scale, unique and vivid painting on canvas. Framing on request

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Enamel

Metal Landscape Composition "Airport Road, Cape Town"
Metal Landscape Composition "Airport Road, Cape Town"

Metal Landscape Composition "Airport Road, Cape Town"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...

Category

2010s Conceptual Africa - Art

Materials

Iron, Metal

Large Textured Black & White Splash Abstract Painting "Fragments of the Mind 10"
Large Textured Black & White Splash Abstract Painting "Fragments of the Mind 10"

Large Textured Black & White Splash Abstract Painting "Fragments of the Mind 10"

By Maico Camilo

Located in Cape Town, ZA

A unique, large scale/oversized, expressive artwork, from the Fragments of the Mind series. This series examines the delicate balance of the mind and the intricacies of our thoughts...

Category

2010s Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Polyurethane

Metal Composition "Arum Lilies"
Metal Composition "Arum Lilies"

Metal Composition "Arum Lilies"

By Mark Hilltout

Located in Cape Town, ZA

Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...

Category

2010s Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Feminin Reign"

Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Feminin Reign"

By Anushka Kempken

Located in Cape Town, ZA

This unique artwork is created through interweaving and twisting strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is fram...

Category

2010s Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

"So What" Calligraphy Painting 45" x 33.5" inch by Mohamed Hassan

"So What" Calligraphy Painting 45" x 33.5" inch by Mohamed Hassan

By Mohamed Hassan

Located in Culver City, CA

"So What" Calligraphy Painting 45" x 33.5" inch by Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Hassan is a traditional Arabic calligraphist, he obtained his official license to practice this art from th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

"Paradise" Watercolor Abstract Painting 10" x 14" inch by Shaker El Maadawy

"Paradise" Watercolor Abstract Painting 10" x 14" inch by Shaker El Maadawy

By SHAKER EL MAADAWY

Located in Culver City, CA

"Paradise" Watercolor Abstract Painting 10" x 14" inch by Shaker El Maadawy signed & dated Shaker El Maadawy graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in painting in 1967 in his ...

Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Africa - Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Following Her" Abstract Painting 47" x 39" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy

"Following Her" Abstract Painting 47" x 39" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy

By Ahmed Dafrawy

Located in Culver City, CA

"Following Her" Abstract Painting 47" x 39" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing course completi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Arabic Calligraphy 5" Abstract Painting 29.5" x 20" inch by Mohamed Hassan

"Arabic Calligraphy 5" Abstract Painting 29.5" x 20" inch by Mohamed Hassan

By Mohamed Hassan

Located in Culver City, CA

"Arabic Calligraphy 5" Abstract Painting 29.5" x 20" inch by Mohamed Hassan Medium: ink on paper Mohamed Hassan is a traditional Arabic calligraphist, he obtained his official lice...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Chequered Fantasy" Abstract Painting 39" x 47" inch by Kinda Adly

"Chequered Fantasy" Abstract Painting 39" x 47" inch by Kinda Adly

By Kinda Adly

Located in Culver City, CA

"Chequered Fantasy" Abstract Painting 39" x 47" inch by Kinda Adly Kinda Adly, born in Egypt in 1989, is a self-taught artist. She grew up in Egypt and currently lives in Switzerlan...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Disciples I" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture 13" x 59" inch by Alfons Louis
"Disciples I" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture 13" x 59" inch by Alfons Louis

"Disciples I" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture 13" x 59" inch by Alfons Louis

By Alfons Louis

Located in Culver City, CA

"Disciples I" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture 13" x 59" inch by Alfons Louis Wooden works with Mixed Media (Bronze) ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Cairo 1959- Graduated from faculty of fine a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Africa - Art

Materials

Bronze, Iron

"Le Tarbouche Orange” Painting 53" x 26" in by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
"Le Tarbouche Orange” Painting 53" x 26" in by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné

"Le Tarbouche Orange” Painting 53" x 26" in by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné

By Katherine Bakhoum-Tisné

Located in Culver City, CA

"Le Tarbouche Orange” Painting 53" x 26" in by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné Katherine Bakhoum represents art that has been forgotten for a long while. She draws upon the concept and the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil

Silent Conversation with Buddha
Silent Conversation with Buddha

Silent Conversation with Buddha

By Olga Nikitina

Located in Zofingen, AG

Silent Conversation with Buddha" - Original Oil Painting on Stretched Canvas This evocative oil painting captures a moment of profound stillness and introspection. The silhouette of...

Category

2010s Expressionist Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

"Women Love 1" (FRAMED) Calligraphy Painting 51" x 35" inch by Mohamed Hassan

"Women Love 1" (FRAMED) Calligraphy Painting 51" x 35" inch by Mohamed Hassan

By Mohamed Hassan

Located in Culver City, CA

"Women Love 1" (FRAMED) Calligraphy Painting 51" x 35" inch by Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Hassan is a traditional Arabic calligraphist, he obtained his official license to practice this...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Acrylic

Wreck THE THISTLEGORM Created Underwater at 18 meters
Wreck THE THISTLEGORM Created Underwater at 18 meters

Wreck THE THISTLEGORM Created Underwater at 18 meters

By Nikitina Olga

Located in Zofingen, AG

Underwater Painting by Olga Nikitina The Thistlegorm, wreck of The Second World War in The Red Sea. Underwater painting is a new very unique fast growing direction in contemporary ar...

Category

2010s Expressionist Africa - Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

"Community" Abstract Painting 59" x 55" inch by Mohamed Hussein
"Community" Abstract Painting 59" x 55" inch by Mohamed Hussein

"Community" Abstract Painting 59" x 55" inch by Mohamed Hussein

By MOHAMED HUSSEIN

Located in Culver City, CA

"Community" Abstract Painting 59" x 55" inch by Mohamed Hussein Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are captured with a cult...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Aswan" Landscape Watercolor Painting 6" x 11" in (1990) by Zaccaria Zeini

"Aswan" Landscape Watercolor Painting 6" x 11" in (1990) by Zaccaria Zeini

By Zaccaria Zeini

Located in Culver City, CA

"Aswan" Landscape Watercolor Painting 6" x 11" in (1990) by Zaccaria Zeini Medium: watercolor on paper Signed and dated Zaccaria El Zeini (1932 - 1993) was raised in the popular d...

Category

20th Century Africa - Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Locked In Her Presence" Abstract Painting 24" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy

"Locked In Her Presence" Abstract Painting 24" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy

By Ahmed Dafrawy

Located in Culver City, CA

"Locked In Her Presence" Abstract Painting 24" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing cours...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Art

Materials

Plywood, Acrylic

"Disciples II" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture 10" x 58" x 1" in by Alfons Louis
"Disciples II" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture 10" x 58" x 1" in by Alfons Louis

"Disciples II" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture 10" x 58" x 1" in by Alfons Louis

By Alfons Louis

Located in Culver City, CA

"Disciples II" Mixed Media Wall Sculpture 10" x 58" x 1" in by Alfons Louis ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Cairo 1959- Graduated from faculty of fine art (painting) Alexandria. In 1982 – Member of plastic art Egypt, member of Atelier Alexandria And member of Alexandria Work shop center...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Art Deco Africa - Art

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

"The Chained Basmala" Abstract Painting 23" x 37" inch by Mohamed Hassan

"The Chained Basmala" Abstract Painting 23" x 37" inch by Mohamed Hassan

By Mohamed Hassan

Located in Culver City, CA

"The Chained Basmala" Abstract Painting 23" x 37" inch by Mohamed Hassan Medium: The Chained Basmala Mohamed Hassan is a traditional Arabic calligraphist, he obtained his official ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

"The Joker" Painting 53" x 39" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
"The Joker" Painting 53" x 39" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad

"The Joker" Painting 53" x 39" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad

By Tasneem El Meshad

Located in Culver City, CA

"The Joker" Painting 53" x 39" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad Medium: acrylic on wood Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes her art, as “a reflection of the ch...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Africa - Art

Materials

Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Flowers of the Ocean was created underwater at the depth of  7 m
Flowers of the Ocean was created underwater at the depth of  7 m

Flowers of the Ocean was created underwater at the depth of 7 m

By Olga Nikitina

Located in Zofingen, AG

Underwater painting is a new fast growing direction in contemporary art. Original Art Soft Coral was crated underwater at the depth of 7.6 meters, underwater painting session 76 minutes during scuba diving. Meterials: oil on cotton canvas, palette knife, stretched on wooden frame, ready to hand The genre is intuitive painting, based on feelings and emotions in the particular moment underwater. Bright abstract seascape painting will be a good addition to your original oil painting collection. Original art is painted on stretched canvas. The sides are painted. Ready to hang. What is special about underwater painting - color perception different to reality because color rays do not penetrate the water column...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Africa - Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Fish Eye Abstract
Fish Eye Abstract

Fish Eye Abstract

By Olga Nikitina

Located in Zofingen, AG

Bright abstract seascape painting will be a good addition to your original oil painting collection. Original art is painted on stretched canvas. The sides are painted. READY TO HANG. Ocean art is signed both sides - in front and at the back by OlgaNikitinArt. Impasto technique with using a palette knife gives an incredible deep texture and makes the artwork alive. Abstract underwater painting will add some exotic atmosphere to your house or office. Olga is an artist and scuba diving instructor, she draw her inspiration from being underwater. She traveled around the world, dives in different ocean and sea for discovering new colors, shapes, emotions, to capture all varieties of our another world – UNDERWATER. She believes when she teach people scuba diving she opens the door to new planet, to new reality in another dimension. In her art she reflects these emotions what people experience being underwater. Who have tried scuba diving once become a different person, it is not possible to forget that experience. Olga’s artworks will transfer you to that moment and you will dive in your memories with all your feelings. Piece of art will be not just a beautiful decoration on your wall but it becomes part of you, part of your space. Olga Nikitina is a follower and developer of new direction in art – underwater impressionism, painting what was created underwater during scuba diving. However not all her art were created underwater - It is very complicated process, takes a lot of personal energy and resources. Big part of artworks Olga creates in her studio. Underwater painting collection is quite limited. Please read descriptions an you will find all details or do not hesitate to contact us. Coral reef art...

Category

2010s Abstract Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Scream Abstract Oil Painting Impasto Palette Knife Art
Scream Abstract Oil Painting Impasto Palette Knife Art

Scream Abstract Oil Painting Impasto Palette Knife Art

By Olga Nikitina

Located in Zofingen, AG

Artist draw inspiration from interaction with underwater world while scuba diving. Olga spends lot of time underwater, it influences on her perception of reality. Underwater environm...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

"Medea I" (FRAMED) Painting 8" x 9.5" inch by Salah Abdel Kerim
"Medea I" (FRAMED) Painting 8" x 9.5" inch by Salah Abdel Kerim

"Medea I" (FRAMED) Painting 8" x 9.5" inch by Salah Abdel Kerim

By Salah Abdel Kerim

Located in Culver City, CA

"Medea I" (FRAMED) Painting 8" x 9.5" inch by Salah Abdel Kerim Medium: gouache on paper Signed Born in Fayoum to a big family of 5 brothers and sisters. In 1938 he meets the famou...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

"Abstract Composition 12" Abstract Painting 8" x 8" inch by Ahmed Yousry

"Abstract Composition 12" Abstract Painting 8" x 8" inch by Ahmed Yousry

By Ahmed Yousry

Located in Culver City, CA

"Abstract Composition 12" Abstract Painting 8" x 8" inch by Ahmed Yousry Ahmed Yousry was born in Alexandria in 1993. In 2017, he graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Alexandr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Africa - Art

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard

Stingray
Stingray

Stingray

By Olga Nikitina

Located in Zofingen, AG

Fish Eye Painting Underwater Original Art Ocean Animal Artwork Sea Life Impasto Painting Palette Knife Art 16 by 16" by OlgaNikitinArt 100% original impasto underwater painting one o...

Category

2010s Abstract Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Florida Lion Fish
Florida Lion Fish

Florida Lion Fish

By Olga Nikitina

Located in Zofingen, AG

It is a GICLEE PRINT with my original oil painting Lion Fish Florida Signed by hand Olga Nikitina I give a hand touch to all my prints on ...

Category

2010s Impressionist Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Giclée

"Abstract Composition 6" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami

"Abstract Composition 6" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami

By Ashraf Zamzami

Located in Culver City, CA

"Abstract Composition 6" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami ABOUT A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Abstract Composition 3" Painting 10" x 14" inch by Ahmed Yousry

"Abstract Composition 3" Painting 10" x 14" inch by Ahmed Yousry

By Ahmed Yousry

Located in Culver City, CA

"Abstract Composition 3" Painting 10" x 14" inch by Ahmed Yousry Ahmed Yousry was born in Alexandria in 1993. In 2017, he graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Alexandria Unive...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Africa - Art

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard

"Hide & Seek" Painting 53" x 39" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
"Hide & Seek" Painting 53" x 39" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad

"Hide & Seek" Painting 53" x 39" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad

By Tasneem El Meshad

Located in Culver City, CA

"Hide & Seek" Painting 53" x 39" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad Medium: acrylic on wood Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes her art, as “a reflection of ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Africa - Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Beauty in Blue” Painting 25.5" x 25.5" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
"Beauty in Blue” Painting 25.5" x 25.5" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné

"Beauty in Blue” Painting 25.5" x 25.5" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné

By Katherine Bakhoum-Tisné

Located in Culver City, CA

"Beauty in Blue” Painting 25.5" x 25.5" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné Katherine Bakhoum represents art that has been forgotten for a long while. She draws upon the concept and th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Canvas, Pastel

"Abstract Composition 13" Abstract Painting 8" x 8" inch by Ahmed Yousry

"Abstract Composition 13" Abstract Painting 8" x 8" inch by Ahmed Yousry

By Ahmed Yousry

Located in Culver City, CA

"Abstract Composition 13" Abstract Painting 8" x 8" inch by Ahmed Yousry Ahmed Yousry was born in Alexandria in 1993. In 2017, he graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Alexandr...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Africa - Art

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Cardboard

"The Hunt" Figurative Painting 13" x 20.5" inch by Ahmed Saber

"The Hunt" Figurative Painting 13" x 20.5" inch by Ahmed Saber

By Ahmed Saber

Located in Culver City, CA

"The Hunt" Figurative Painting 13" x 20.5" inch by Ahmed Saber Medium: acrylic, ink & colored pencil on paper AHMED SABER - BIO Ahmed Saber is an Egyptian artist based in Luxor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Symbolist Africa - Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Color Pencil

"Macbeth Stagecraft II" Pastel on Paper 10" x 12" in by Salah Abdel Kerim

"Macbeth Stagecraft II" Pastel on Paper 10" x 12" in by Salah Abdel Kerim

By Salah Abdel Kerim

Located in Culver City, CA

"Macbeth Stagecraft II" Pastel on Paper 10" x 12" in by Salah Abdel Kerim Born in Fayoum to a big family of 5 brothers and sisters. In 1938 he meets the famous painter Hussein Bikar and he becomes his student in the Faculty of Arts in Qena. He remained much attached to his professor all through his life. In 1940 he meets Hussein Youssef Amin and the Group of Contemporary Art at the secondary school of Farouk First in Abasya district in Cairo when he was introduced to surrealism for the first time. In 1943 he becomes a student at the Faculty of Fine Arts and graduates with excellence and honors in 1947. In 1948 he becomes an assistant to the interior decoration section at the FFA. He is then sent to a mission in Paris in 1952 and he becomes a student to Paul Colin and A.Marie Cassandre for publicity and theatre design. He then moves to Rome in 1956 to study cinema design. In 1957 he received the international prize in painting from San Vito Romano, Italy, and obtains his Ph.D. from Centro Sperimental di Cinemato Grafia. Back in Egypt in 1958, he is appointed professor at the FFA where he started experimenting with his masterpieces sculptures in wrote iron...

Category

20th Century Contemporary Africa - Art

Materials

Paper, Pastel