Lot 52: OMAR EL-NAGDI (EGYPT, BORN 1931) - La Pietà (The Lamentation)

OMAR EL-NAGDI (EGYPT, BORN 1931)
La Pietà (The Lamentation)
oil and gold leaf on canvas
signed “Omar.El.Nagdi” and dated “97” in English, inscribed “In the
name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful. I testify and witness that
there is no god worthy of being worshipped other than Allah and that
Mohammad is His Messenger” in Arabic, further inscribed “ Omar El
Nagdi 97 Honfleur”, executed in 1997 150 x 150cm (59 1/16 x 59 1/16in).

Provenance:
Property from a private collection, Greece