SPARROW NEST - A PAIR
etching on wove paper
(i) signed in English and Arabic, titled, numbered and dated Salah El Meligy 4/7 Sparrow Nest 2007 lower margin
(ii) signed in English and Arabic, titled, numbered and dated Salah El Meligy 6/7 Sparrow Nest 2007 lower margin
each 49 x 48.5cm; 19 1/4 x 19in
each 86.5cm x 86.5cm; 34 x 34in (framed)
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Property from a Private Collection, London

Provenance
Collection of Dr Mohammed Said Farsi
Acquired from the above in 2013 by the present owner

Inspired by spiritual subjects and nature, Salah El Meligy is currently professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Helwan University, Cairo and has exhibited his paintings and prints widely throughout Egypt and the Middle East. He was appointed by the former Egyptian Culture Minister Emad Abo-Ghazi as head of the Fine Arts Sector, a body operating under the Ministry of Culture responsible for several art institutions and museums.

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