Man with Staff Before the Sphinx
Watercolour on paper
31 × 23 cm | 12.2 × 9.1 in
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About the work
A traditionally dressed Egyptian man in a vivid purple robe pauses thoughtfully before the Great Sphinx of Giza, the pyramids rising in the sandy haze behind him. The scene is rendered with lively watercolor washes, blending warm golden desert tones with a cool teal sky to create a distinctly narrative, folk-art atmosphere.
Gamal kotb (Egypt, 1930–2016).
Water Color on Paper, 23 × 31 cm.
Part of the permanent collection of the Hindiyeh Museum of Arts, Jordan. One of a kind.
- Materials
- Watercolour on paper
- Medium
- Size
- 31 × 23 cm | 12.2 × 9.1 in
- Rarity
- Unique
- Certificate of authenticity
- Included
- Genre
- Expressionism
- Colours
- Purple, Yellow, Blue
- Location
- Amman, Jordan
- Notes
- 1930-2016