11th May, 2023 12:00
Modern and Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Art
32
ABDEL WAHAB MORSI (EGYPTIAN B. 1931)
SIX WOMEN
signed in English and Arabic A.MORSI lower left
woodcut on paper
image: 62 x 47.5cm; 24 1/2 x 18 3/4in
framed: 78 x 64cm; 13 3/4 x 25 1/4in
Provenance:
Private Collection, London
Abdel Wahab Morsi was born in 1931 in Al Sharkeia, Egypt. In 1957, he graduated with a BA from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Zamalek, Cairo. In 1971, he left Egypt to further his studies at the University of San Fernando in Spain, with a focus on engraving. It was in the same year that he was awarded second prize in the 3rd international triennial in Barcelona. Morsi’s work has been exhibited extensively, including solo exhibitions at the Egyptian Cultural Centre in Belgium in 1982, Modern Art Gallery in Geneva in 1971, and the Museum of Modern Art in Cairo. He has also participated in group exhibitions including the Alexandria Biennial and the Venice Biennial in 1976. His work can be found in various important private collections in Egypt and beyond, and is part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in Cairo, The Jordanian National Museum and the Royal Museum in Spain among others.
Sold for £585
SIX WOMEN
signed in English and Arabic A.MORSI lower left
woodcut on paper
image: 62 x 47.5cm; 24 1/2 x 18 3/4in
framed: 78 x 64cm; 13 3/4 x 25 1/4in
Provenance:
Private Collection, London
Abdel Wahab Morsi was born in 1931 in Al Sharkeia, Egypt. In 1957, he graduated with a BA from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Zamalek, Cairo. In 1971, he left Egypt to further his studies at the University of San Fernando in Spain, with a focus on engraving. It was in the same year that he was awarded second prize in the 3rd international triennial in Barcelona. Morsi’s work has been exhibited extensively, including solo exhibitions at the Egyptian Cultural Centre in Belgium in 1982, Modern Art Gallery in Geneva in 1971, and the Museum of Modern Art in Cairo. He has also participated in group exhibitions including the Alexandria Biennial and the Venice Biennial in 1976. His work can be found in various important private collections in Egypt and beyond, and is part of the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in Cairo, The Jordanian National Museum and the Royal Museum in Spain among others.
Auction: Modern and Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Art, 11th May, 2023
