Samir Rafi

Samir Rafi (1926–2004) was an Egyptian modernist painter who combined modern style with lines inspired from Ancient Egypt. His pieces primarily represented modern Egypt and the surrounding region. He was inspired by cubism and surrealism, creating artworks both figurative and abstract.

Biography

Samir Rafi participated to his first exhibition age 17, while he was a student of watercolour painter Shafiq Rizq. In 1944 and 1945 he takes part to the exhibitions organised by the group Art et Liberté.

Rafi taught at the College of Fine Arts in Cairo and mounted exhibitions in Egypt.

Artworks Untitled, 1960, oil on canvas, 162.5 x 138 cm, sold 87,500 GPB in 2019 at Christie's La Sorcière, 1946, oil on canvas, 77 x 46 cm, collection Nadim Elias Momie ressuscitée, oil on burlap laid down on panel, 1959, 215 x 68 cm, sold for 35,000 GPB in 2018 at Christie's