Sunrise In The Country

Details

Inji Efflatoun (Egyptian, 1924 - 1989)
Sunrise In The Country
signed and dated 'I. Efflatoun 73' (lower right)
oil on canvas laid on panel
18¼ x 26½in. (46.5 x 68cm.)
Painted in 1973

Literature

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.261 ref 30/29)

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Lot Essay

Inji Efflatoun had French artistic training, but it was only after she had been imprisoned in 1959 for political activities deemed inappropriate by Nasser, that her distinct style began to emerge. Groupings became more compact, with figures and objects more regimented- lined up in rows. The subjects, harvesters and the countryside, or fighters in battle, with either idyllic or romantic connotations, are treated as patterns on an embroidery, so there is often a tension between serious subjects and playful execution.

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