Cairo

CCAC #: 0109
Artwork title: Cairo
Artist(s): Hamlet Habib
Year made: Unknown
Artwork type: Paper
Medium: Gouache on paper
Framed dimensions (in mm): 555 x 724
Source: Donated by Albie Sachs, purchased in Cairo, Egypt
Installation type: Movable artwork
Current location: On private display
Signage:

A vibrant, stylised village spreads across rolling green hills under a wide blue sky. This work depicts simple, rounded houses in warm earth tones clustered among patterned trees and palms, while small animals dot the fields. The flat perspective, bold colors, and rhythmic repetition create a calm, storybook view of everyday life in a rural setting.


CCAC 430128

Photographer: Ben Law-Viljoen
Photo copyright: CCT

Does this listing contain information that you think we should improve or change? We would like to hear from you.

NOTE: The process of photographing artworks in the CCAC is underway - we are currently working to improve image quality and display on the CMS but have included internal reference photos for identification purposes in the interim.