Darwich

Painted in 2014.

Raouf Rifai (b. 1954) Follow

acrylic on canvas

100 x 100 cm

signed

Estimate: $9,000 - $12,000

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Provenance

Private Collection, Beirut.

Joseph Tarrab, Raouf Rifai, Saving the Beauty, p. 31, illustrated/ in colour.

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Location

Beirut, Lebanon.

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ABOUT Raouf Rifai

Early Life and EducationRaouf Rifai (b. 1954) is an award-winning Lebanese artist who was born in Beirut. He studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Beirut, where he gained a Bachelor’s degree in Decorative Art in 1982. Rifai furthered his studies in Paris, obtaining a PhD in Urbanism from the Sorbonne University in 1995.Artistic Style and...

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About this lot

“My art is about my own perception of what is occurring around me and my Middle Eastern community. The Middle East in its reality resembles a circus, or a theatrical play. You have your heroes and villains, monsters and angels as well as the brave and the cowardly”.
- arabnews.com

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