Mohamed Taha Hussein (Egypt, born 1929) The Ultimate Key
Provenance : Provenance: Property from the collection of AbdulMagid Breish, London Acquired from Al Masar Gallery, Cairo Published: Louisa Macmillan, Mysa Kafil-Hussain et others, In Vested Interests: from Passion to Patronage, The AbdulMagid Breish Collection of Arab Art, Skira, Milan, 2020 Drawing upon his Egyptian heritage, Mohamed Taha Hussein uses spontaneous, expressive and bold brushstrokes to create a dystopian atmosphere. A pharaonic figure sits, cross-legged and with hands clasped together, observing the maelstrom around him, the bright colours of his body and striped headdress strongly contrasting with the chaotic surroundings. In the tomb, a pharaoh would lie with hands crossed on his chest, surrounded by a wide range of objects to take with him into the afterlife, perhaps including something similar to the large key in the top-left corner of the painting, which could be the literal key to his tomb, the metaphorical key to the ancient kingdom of Egypt, or a mysterious, symbolic key full of hidden meaning.
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