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Group of Dancers in Festive Costumes - shown to scale
Ragheb Ayad

Group of Dancers in Festive Costumes, 1950

Estimated price$28,000 – $52,000

Mixed Media on Paper

37 × 55 cm | 14.6 × 21.7 in

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About the work

A lively group of costumed dancers fills the composition in swirling motion, their patterned garments rendered in warm yellows, blues, and earthy browns. The expressive linework and layered washes convey a vibrant sense of rhythm and collective celebration.

Ragheb Ayad (Egypt, 1892–1982).

Mixed Media on Paper, 55 × 37 cm, 1950.

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

Medium
Size
37 × 55 cm | 14.6 × 21.7 in
Year
1950
Rarity
Unique
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Blue, Yellow, Brown
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Ragheb Ayad — Oil and Watercolor on Paper , 65 × 44 cm (representative image)
Ragheb Ayad

Egypt, b. 1892–1982

Ragheb Ayad (1892–1982) was a pioneering Egyptian painter and one of the founding figures of modern Egyptian art. Born in Cairo, Ayad studied at the School of Fine Arts in Cairo, graduating in 1911, and later continued his studies in Italy. His work is celebrated for its vibrant depictions of Egyptian daily life, folklore, and religious festivities, rendered in a style that blends European academic techniques with distinctly local themes and motifs. Ayad worked primarily in painting, but his oeuvre also includes drawings and murals, characterized by expressive brushwork and a vivid color palette.

Throughout his career, Ayad was closely associated with the development of the Egyptian modernist movement and played a significant role as both an artist and educator, serving as director of the Museum of Modern Art in Cairo. His works have been exhibited in major institutions, including the Cairo Opera House and the Museum of Modern Egyptian Art. Internationally, his paintings have appeared in significant auctions at Christie’s and Sotheby’s, where they have achieved notable results, reflecting his enduring reputation in the art market. Ragheb Ayad’s legacy endures as a cornerstone of 20th-century Egyptian art, influencing generations of artists in Egypt and beyond.

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Mixed media

Works combining two or more materials — paint, collage, found objects, text, sand — in a single piece. The approach lets artists layer meaning and material, and is widely used in modern and contemporary MENA art.
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Expressionism

Art that prioritizes emotion and inner experience over realistic depiction, using distortion, bold color, and energetic mark-making. In the region it gave modern artists a language for memory, displacement, and identity.
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