Adam Henein (Egypt, born 1929) The Shadow Rising
Herkunft : Provenance: Property from a private collection, London Bonhams, Modern Pictures and Sculpture, 16 April 2002, lot 56 page 8 Illustrated: Montreux, ASB Gallery, Henein , 1998, page 11 'I was steeped in Egyptian Pharaonic art, right from childhood. I lived with that art, I lived in that art, or rather it dwelled in me as soon as I began to sense and perceive the elements and beings of the world around me. Pharaonic sculpture appears as a block, which, although apparently stable and motionless, is animated by an inner movement, making the dense and intimidating mass into a block that is once compact and mobile. It is on the basis of this principle that the Pharaohs were able to combine heaviness with grace; their sculpted blocks seemed, in spite of their weight and their mass, to float on water.' - Adam Henein
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Condition_report : In excellent overall condition. No condition issues to report.
