Lot 70: * Abdel-Moneim Metawea (Egypt, 1935-1982) Egypt Rising

Abdel-Moneim Metawea (Egypt, 1935-1982)
Egypt Rising oil on board, framedsigned "Metawea" in Arabic and dated "80" (lower left), executed in 1980120 x 100cm (47 1/4 x 39 3/8in).

Provenance:Property from a private collection, GizaLiterature:Esmat Dawestashi, In Quest of Metawie, Artist Abdel Moneim Metawie , Alexandria, 2009, illustrated on page 157Bonhams is pleased to present to the market for the very first time a monumental work by Egyptian artist Abdel Moneim Mutawa. Mutawa was born in Kafr El Sheikh in 1935. In 1963, obtained a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Alexandria University. He then went onto undertaking a master's degree at the Luxor Academy for Graduate Studies in 1966. He has held numerous comprehensive exhibitions around Egypt, commissioned many murals and received numerous local awards. Mutawa also spent much of his time writing poetry and plays. He published a poetry book titled "For Silent Silence" in 1979.