LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on panel

Measurements:

41.73 in. (106.00 cm.) (height) by 59.06 in. (150.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dated 'S. Rafi. 51' (lower left); signed, titled and dated 'S. RAFI L'Homme à La Chandelle 1951' (on the reverse)

Literature:

A. Azar, Peintres de L'Egypte Renaissante, Cairo 1954 (illustrated, p. 27). A. Azar, La Peinture Moderne en Egypte, Cairo 1961 (illustrated, p. 93).

Provenance:

The artist's collection, Paris. Private Collection, Cairo. Acquired from the above by the present owner.