29th Oct, 2025 12:00
Modern & Contemporary African & Middle Eastern Art
49
‡ LABIB TADROS (EGYPTIAN 1894-1943)
FELLAH'S HOUSE
signed L Tadros lower left
oil on canvas
70 x 56cm; 27 1/2 x 22in
86 x 71cm; 33 3/4 x 28in (framed)
Executed circa 1940s.
Property of the Zulficar Family Collection, Alexandria
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Youssef Zulficar
Executed circa 1940s.
The first-generation Egyptian painter Labib Tadros was born into a wealthy Coptic family from Sohag and is known in particular for his depictions of rural landscapes and portraits of peasants. Tadros was trained at the Italian Institute in Cairo, while simultaneously working as a civil servant at the Ministry of Interior following his graduation from high school. Tadros exhibited works at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et des Techniques in Paris, and at the 1938 Venice Biennale; the first time Egypt had been represented at the international exhibition.
Sold for £600
FELLAH'S HOUSE
signed L Tadros lower left
oil on canvas
70 x 56cm; 27 1/2 x 22in
86 x 71cm; 33 3/4 x 28in (framed)
Executed circa 1940s.
Property of the Zulficar Family Collection, Alexandria
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by Youssef Zulficar
Executed circa 1940s.
The first-generation Egyptian painter Labib Tadros was born into a wealthy Coptic family from Sohag and is known in particular for his depictions of rural landscapes and portraits of peasants. Tadros was trained at the Italian Institute in Cairo, while simultaneously working as a civil servant at the Ministry of Interior following his graduation from high school. Tadros exhibited works at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et des Techniques in Paris, and at the 1938 Venice Biennale; the first time Egypt had been represented at the international exhibition.
Auction: Modern & Contemporary African & Middle Eastern Art, 29th Oct, 2025
If you want to start collecting striking modern and contemporary art in a newly developing market, our sales are for you. Each spring and autumn, the Modern and Contemporary African and Middle Eastern Department hold tightly curated, live and online auctions. Expect to find Arab artists such as Tahia Halim, Seif Wanly, Mahmoud Said and Mohanna Durra. African artists featured have ranged from modern masters such as Ablade Glover, Sam Ntiro and Jacob Hendrik Pierneef, to contemporary artists George Lilanga, Jilali Gharbaoui, Famakan Magassa, Christano Mangovo, Oluwole Omofemi, Esther Mahlangu and Brett Seiler.
PUBLIC EXHIBITION:
Sunday 26th October: 12pm to 4pm
Monday 27th October: 10am to 8pm (Drinks 5-8pm)
Tuesday 28th October: 10am to 5pm
