El-Sebou Temple In Nubia

Details

Adham Wanly (Egyptian, 1908 - 1959)
El-Sebou Temple In Nubia
signed 'Wanly' (lower left)
oil on board
19½ x 25½in. (49.4 x 65cm.)
Painted in 1959

Literature

Rusdy Iskandar, Adham Wanly, Cairo, 1984 (illustrated in colour, no.37)
Sobhy Al-Sharouny, A Museum in a Book: The Farsi Art Collection "The Egyptian Works" Owned by Dr. Mohammed Said Farsi, Cairo, 1998 (illustrated in colour, p.200 and illustrated p.186 ref 0/30)

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Lot Essay

Seif and Adham Wanly both visited Upper Egypt and produced a series of paintings of the ancient sites and traditional villages on the banks of the Nile. The results are impressive, with the Wanly's refined, advanced aesthetic combining with traditionalist Egyptian themes.

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