River of Stillness I

Details

Ahmed Farid (Egyptian, b. 1950)
River of Stillness I
signed and dated ‘A. FARID 17’ (lower left)
oil and gold leaf on canvas
67 x 137 2/3 in. (350 x 170cm.)
Painted in 2017

Literature

Ex. cat., Melodies of Conflict, Safarkhan Art Gallery, Cairo 2017 (illustrated in colour 36-37)

Exhibited

Cairo, Safarkhan Art Gallery, Melodies of Conflict, 2017.

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Lot Essay

The works of the self-taught artist Ahmed Farid are a blend of American and Egyptian aspects, where the artist draws influences from Willem de Kooning, Gazbia Sirry and Nicolas de Staël. Focusing on certain aspects of Egyptian social issues, he blends the chaotic and the glamorous into his ethereal and brightly lit panoramic compositions. With expansive figurative formations, the present work is a vista view into a disordered city life scene, becoming a revelation of our current realities.

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