Lot Essay
Located 50 miles South of Luxor, El Kab was an important religious centre in ancient times.
View of El Kab
Details
Ernst Koener (German, b.1873)
View of El Kab
indistinctly signed with initials (lower left) and indistinctly inscribed and dated '...bei el Kab 19/2 87' (lower right)
oil on canvas
13¼ x 20¼in. (33.8 x 51.5cm.)
View of El Kab
indistinctly signed with initials (lower left) and indistinctly inscribed and dated '...bei el Kab 19/2 87' (lower right)
oil on canvas
13¼ x 20¼in. (33.8 x 51.5cm.)
Literature
Herman de Meulemaere, 'L'Egypte Ancienne dans la Peinture du XIXe siècle' (1992), p.76, illustrated in colour.
For Koener, see 'Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart', vol.21, p.179
For Koener, see 'Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der Bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart', vol.21, p.179
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