Lot 4
Lot 4
Property from the Private Collection of Karl and Elisabeth Vogt, Germany
Gazbia Sirry (Egyptian, b. 1925)

The Mountain and the Desert

    Price Realised GBP 22,500
    Estimate
    GBP 12,000 - GBP 18,000
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    Gazbia Sirry (Egyptian, b. 1925)

    The Mountain and the Desert

    Price Realised GBP 22,500
    Price Realised GBP 22,500
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    Gazbia Sirry (Egyptian, b. 1925)
    The Mountain and the Desert
    signed in Arabic (lower left); signed and titled 'The Mountain and the Desert Gazbia' (on the reverse)
    oil on canvas
    212⁄3 x 393⁄8 in. (55 x 99cm.)
    Painted circa early 1970s
    Provenance
    Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.
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    Gazbia does not paint, but rather pours her soul, talent and intelligence on the canvas. She was born to be the conscience of the nation, with its hopes and pains, joys and sorrows.
    - Mokhtar El Attar
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