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Woman with Bird and Yellow Forms - shown to scale
Mirvat Shathely

Woman with Bird and Yellow Forms, 2023

Estimated price$1,750 – $3,250

Oil on Canvas

40 × 57 cm | 15.7 × 22.4 in

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About the work

A dark-skinned woman wearing a white headscarf holds a small bird in her cupped hands, her gaze lowered in quiet concentration. Bold yellow abstract forms and a sweeping brown arc fill the upper background, while expressive brushwork creates a richly textured, emotionally charged composition.

Mirvat Shathely (Egypt).

Oil on Canvas, 57 × 40 cm, 2023.

Part of the permanent collection of the Hindiyeh Museum of Arts, Jordan. One of a kind.

Medium
Size
40 × 57 cm | 15.7 × 22.4 in
Year
2023
Rarity
Unique
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Blue, Yellow, Brown
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Mirvat Shathely — Acrylic On Canvas, 155 × 200 cm (representative image)
Mirvat Shathely

Egypt

Mervat Shazly Helaly, born on January 19, 1969, in Aswan, Egypt, is a distinguished painter renowned for her vibrant, expressionistic depictions of Southern Egypt and its people. Her work intricately blends modern techniques with her Nubian heritage, often focusing on women's emotions and experiences. Shazly earned her Bachelor's degree in Painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts in 1992, followed by a Master's in 1998, where she explored the influence of Nubian environment on Egyptian artists' works. In 2009, she completed her Doctorate, examining contemporary Egyptian painting between tradition and modernization from 1970 to 2000.

Over her three-decade career, Shazly has exhibited extensively both in Egypt and internationally. Her works are part of major collections, including the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art. Notable exhibitions include "From the South" at Menem Gallery in 1998, "Light in Old Cairo" at the Cairo Atelier in 2000, and "A Woman's Pulse" at Doroub Gallery in 2010. In 2017, she received an award at the Sheikha Suad Al-Sabah Biennale in Kuwait.

Beyond her artistic practice, Shazly has contributed significantly to Egypt's cultural scene, serving as a program leader at the Egyptian Opera House and managing the Waheed El-Din Selim Museum. Through her richly textured paintings, she continues to preserve and reimagine Egypt's cultural identity.

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