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Hussein Bicar(Egypt, 1913-2002)Self-Potrait
24 October 2018, 15:00 BST
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Hussein Bicar (Egypt, 1913-2002)
Self-Potrait
oil on panel, framed
signed and dated "1932" in Arabic (upper right), executed in 1932
37 x 31cm (14 9/16 x 12 3/16in).
oil on panel, framed
signed and dated "1932" in Arabic (upper right), executed in 1932
37 x 31cm (14 9/16 x 12 3/16in).
Footnotes
Provenance:
Property from a private collection, Alexandria
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in the early 1990's
Literature:
Sobhy El Sharouny, Bicar - The Comprehensive Artist, Al Sherouk Publishing House, Cairo, 2002 , page 123
Note:
This present lot is Bicar's first ever self-portrait. The painting was executed in 1932 while Bicar was still a student in the Cairo School of Fine Arts.
























