Lot 23: HUSSEIN BICAR (EGYPT, 1913-2002) The First Hijra oil on canvas, frame

HUSSEIN BICAR (EGYPT, 1913-2002) The First Hijra oil on canvas, framed signed Bicar and dated 1999 in Arabic (lower right), executed in 1999 60 x 80cm (23 5/8 x 31 1/2in).

Provenance Property from a private collection, Alexandria Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, Originally commissioned by the Museum of Artist’s Self-Portrait, Florence Literature Sobhy El Sharouny, Dar El Shorouk, Hussein Bikar, Cairo 2002, illustrated on page 72 & 73 Accompanied by a handwritten explanatory note by the artist