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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
2123 x 3938 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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