Egypt. 1912 - 2002
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1926 Cairo, Egypt - 2004. Known for: Figurative, cubism, abstract painting, decorative arts, surrealism.
Samir Rafi, a prominent Egyptian modernist, was widely known for combining international trends with traces of Pharaonic art in compositions that poignantly depicted modern day Egypt. After obtaining... Read full biography
Samir Rafi, a prominent Egyptian modernist, was widely known for combining international trends with traces of Pharaonic art in compositions that poignantly depicted modern day Egypt. After obtaining a bachelor's degree from the School of Fine Arts in Cairo, where he focused on the decorative arts,... Read full biography
Samir Rafi, a prominent Egyptian modernist, was widely known for combining international trends with traces of Pharaonic art in compositions that poignantly depicted modern day Egypt. After obtaining a bachelor's degree from the School of Fine Arts in Cairo, where he focused on the decorative arts, he went on to complete a PhD in art history from the Sorbonne in Paris in 1953. Returning to Egypt a midst the fervor of pan-Arab nationalism, he exhibited extensively in Cairo and worked alongside a... Read full biography
Samir Rafi, a prominent Egyptian modernist, was widely known for combining international trends with traces of Pharaonic art in compositions that poignantly depicted modern day Egypt. After obtaining a bachelor's degree from the School of Fine Arts in Cairo, where he focused on the decorative arts, he went on to complete a PhD in art history from the Sorbonne in Paris in 1953. Returning to Egypt a midst the fervor of pan-Arab nationalism, he exhibited extensively in Cairo and worked alongside a number of artists who were seeking to express a national identity through the symbolic, and whose aesthetic had fully divorced itself from the legacy of colonialism. After teaching decorative arts at the School of Fine Arts in Cairo, he later moved... Read full biography
Samir Rafi, a prominent Egyptian modernist, was widely known for combining international trends with traces of Pharaonic art in compositions that poignantly depicted modern day Egypt. After obtaining a bachelor's degree from the School of Fine Arts in Cairo, where he focused on the decorative arts, he went on to complete a PhD in art history from the Sorbonne in Paris in 1953. Returning to Egypt a midst the fervor of pan-Arab nationalism, he exhibited extensively in Cairo and worked alongside a number of artists who were seeking to express a national identity through the symbolic, and whose aesthetic had fully divorced itself from the legacy of colonialism. After teaching decorative arts at the School of Fine Arts in Cairo, he later moved to Algeria, where he taught art history. Rafi was among a number of influential pioneers who chose to focus on images and... Read full biography
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Untitled (A Palestinian Scene)
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(i-iv, vi) Untitled (v) Pierre sur table
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L'Homme à La Chandelle (Man With Candlelight)
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Iran, Islamic Republic of. Born 1931
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New York / Iran, Iran, Islamic Republic of. 1924 - 2019
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Egypt. 1906 - 1979
Abstract geometric images, modernist portrait, landscape and cityscape painting
Iran, Islamic Republic of. Born 1952
Abstract and figurative paintings with a focus on rhythm and music
Lebanon. 1924 - 1982
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Engraving and gouache painting, geometric shapes, and figures in landscape
United States, France, Egypt. 1887 - 1951
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Abstract, leading edge modern art painting, collages, teaching
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California / Iran, Islamic Republic of, France. Born 1963
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Iraq. 1925 - 2004
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Iran, Islamic Republic of. 1937 - 1982
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Lebanon, France. 1916 - 2017
Abstract geometric small painting and sculpture
California / Iran, Islamic Republic of. 1935 - 2019
Painting, sculpture, and architectural relief
Iran, Islamic Republic of. 1928 - 1980
Paintings, poetry
Egypt. 1897 - 1964
Egyptian culture painting-female figure, peasants, religion, landscape
Iran, Islamic Republic of. Born 1944
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Iran, Islamic Republic of, Canada. Born 1937
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Iran, France, Iran, Islamic Republic of. Born 1937
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Lebanon, France. 1926 - 1993
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Syrian Arab Republic. 1934 - 1978
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Socio-political abstract painting images
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Abstract minimalist painting, decorations, teaching