20th Century Art / Middle East
20th Century Art / Middle East
Property from the Heirs of His Excellency Hafez Afifi Pasha, Cairo
Mahmoud Mokhtar
Arous El Nil (Bust) (Bride of the Nile)
Lot Closed
March 30, 02:23 PM GMT
Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from the Heirs of His Excellency Hafez Afifi Pasha, Cairo
Mahmoud Mokhtar
1891 - 1934
Arous El Nil (Bust) (Bride of the Nile)
signed M. Mouktar
bronze and silver
height: 52 cm. 20½ in.
His Excellency Hafez Afifi Pasha, Cairo
Thence by descent
Thence by descent
Badr Eldin Abou Ghazi, The Sculptor: Mokhtar, Cairo, 1964, n.p., edition of example illustrated unknown
National Centre of Fine Arts, Ministry of Culture, Museum of sculptor Mahmoud Mokthar, Cairo, March 1984, p.42, edition of example illustrated unknown
Mokthar AlAttar, Pioneers of Modern Art: The Rise of Modernism in Egypt, Part I, Cairo, 1998, p. 227, edition of example illustrated unknown
Mahmoud AlNabawai Alshaal and Maha Mahmoud AlNabawai Alshaal, Mahmoud Mokthar: Pioneer in Modern Egyptian Sculpture, monograph, Cairo, May 2005, pp. 86-87, edition of example illustrated unknown
National Centre of Fine Arts, Ministry of Culture, Museum of sculptor Mahmoud Mokthar, Cairo, March 1984, p.42, edition of example illustrated unknown
Mokthar AlAttar, Pioneers of Modern Art: The Rise of Modernism in Egypt, Part I, Cairo, 1998, p. 227, edition of example illustrated unknown
Mahmoud AlNabawai Alshaal and Maha Mahmoud AlNabawai Alshaal, Mahmoud Mokthar: Pioneer in Modern Egyptian Sculpture, monograph, Cairo, May 2005, pp. 86-87, edition of example illustrated unknown