2075
Abdelfattah, Hassan
Born 1938 El Mahalla El Kubra, lives and works in Cairo.
Sunny, palm-fringed square in Luxor.
Acrylic on canvas. Signed in Arabic lower left and dated (19)90.
H 79, W 99,5 cm (support). Gilt gallery frame.
Hassan Abdelfattah, one of the most important contemporary Egyptian painters, headed the faculties of Fine Arts at Luxor University and South Valley University, Qena, and currently holds a professorship at Helwan University, Cairo.
The distinctive style of his paintings is defined by a luminously vibrant, contrasting colour palette and is filled with a harmonising calm and fresh vitality. His exploration of the atmospheric quality of the glistening sunlight in the Egyptian landscape and the vitalising warmth that pervades it gives his works a passionate, life-affirming radiance.
Authentication: We would like to thank Mrs Mariam Sameh, Khan AlMaghraby Art Gallery, Cairo, for the direct consultation of the artist and the authentication via E-Mail, based on photos, 23.09.2021.

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