The Kiss

Details

Adham Wanly (Egyptian, 1908 - 1959)
The Kiss
signed 'WANLY' (lower left) and signed and titled in Arabic (on the reverse)
oil on board
23½ x 31¾in. (59.5 x 81.5cm.)
Painted in 1957

Literature

Rusdy Iskandar, Adham Wanly, Cairo, 1984 (illustrated in colour, no.24)
Sobhy Al-Sharouny, A Museum in a Book: The Farsi Art Collection "The Egyptian Works" Owned by Dr. Mohammed Said Farsi, Cairo, 1998 (illustrated in colour, p.200 and illustrated p.186 ref 37/29)

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Lot Essay

There is more than a touch of Hollywood glamour to this extraordinary work by Adham Wanly. Depicting a fellah and a fellaha in mutual embrace against the romantic backdrop of the Nile Valley, it is reminscent of that famous clinch of Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh, immortalized on billboards throughout the world in advertisements for Gone With The Wind.

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