Ramses Younan (Egypt, 1913-1966) Untitled oil on canvas, framed executed circa 1964-66 50 x 72cm (19 11/16 x 28 3/8in). Footnotes: Provenance: Property from a private collection, Beirut Christies, Dubai: Modern & Contemporary Art, October 2015, lot 47 Notes: Sylvie and Sonia Younan and Jean Colombain have kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work. This work will be included in the forthcoming Ramsès Younan Catalogue raisonné. Younan was an artist, writer and political activist. In the late 1930s he co-founded the Egyptian surrealist group Art and Freedom. He believed in the revolutionary power of the imagination, and used the unconscious mind as a source for his art. Starting from an initial improvisation he would develop and refine the surface of his paintings to produce complex abstract compositions. Here forms seem to dissolve and merge into each other. The colours resemble those of an Egyptian earthen landscape. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com