Gazbia Sirry (Egypt, 1925-2021) The Coffeehouse
Provenance : Provenance: Property from a private collection, Cairo Note: The authenticity of the present work has been verified by the artist's niece Azza Naguib 'In this evocative depiction of a Cairo coffee shop, Gazbia Sirry captures the pulse of daily Egyptian life with extraordinary expressive power. Typical of her 1990s period, the work moves away from the clearly defined figures of her early career and the structured urban compositions of her mid-period, embracing instead a fluid, dynamic language of paint. The swirling brushstrokes and interlacing forms echo the rhythmic motion of a bustling café, where light, sound, and conversation merge into a living tableau of the city's spirit.'
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Condition_report : In very good overall condition, executed with thick and busy impasto, no apparent losses or visible condition issues
