A RIVER PIER
signed K. Moustafa lower right
oil on board
14 x 21cm; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4in
23 x 30cm; 9 x 12in (framed)
Inscribed in Arabic Dr Mohamed Said Farsi on a plaque to left side of frame.
Property from a Private Collection, UK
Provenance
Collection of Dr Mohammed Said Farsi
Sale, Charterhouse Auctions, Sherborne, 21 April 2017, lot 217
Purchased at the above auction by the present owner
Literature
Dr Sobhy Al Sharouny, A Museum in a Book, Cairo, 1998, pp. 226, illustrated (i and ii)Kamel Moustafa's works combine Egyptian customs and life in Alexandria in particular, in the Impressionist style. His art continues to be extremely popular and appreciated by many collectors. After studying painting in Egypt under Youssef Kamel, Ahmed Sabri and Mohammad Naghi, he was awarded a scholarship to study at the Academy of Fine Art in Rome. During his career he participated in several exhibitions and entered paintings in the Mediterranean Biennial, Alexandria, and the Venice Biennale.
A RIVER PIER
signed K. Moustafa lower right
oil on board
14 x 21cm; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4in
23 x 30cm; 9 x 12in (framed)
Inscribed in Arabic Dr Mohamed Said Farsi on a plaque to left side of frame.
Property from a Private Collection, UK
Provenance
Collection of Dr Mohammed Said Farsi
Sale, Charterhouse Auctions, Sherborne, 21 April 2017, lot 217
Purchased at the above auction by the present owner
Literature
Dr Sobhy Al Sharouny, A Museum in a Book, Cairo, 1998, pp. 226, illustrated (i and ii)Kamel Moustafa's works combine Egyptian customs and life in Alexandria in particular, in the Impressionist style. His art continues to be extremely popular and appreciated by many collectors. After studying painting in Egypt under Youssef Kamel, Ahmed Sabri and Mohammad Naghi, he was awarded a scholarship to study at the Academy of Fine Art in Rome. During his career he participated in several exhibitions and entered paintings in the Mediterranean Biennial, Alexandria, and the Venice Biennale.
Auction: Modern and Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Art, 1st May, 2024
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