Ibrahim El-Salahi b. 1930
I walk in the night with sleepy eyes closed, 1963
Indian ink on paper
19.5 x 41 cm
7 11/16 x 16 1/8 inches
7 11/16 x 16 1/8 inches
Copyright The Artist
'I walk in the night with sleepy eyes closed.'
'I walk in the night with sleepy eyes closed.'
Provenance
Bought directly from the artist 1963;Private Collection
Modern & Contemporary African Art, Bonhams, London, 12 October 2023, lot 122
Literature
Salah M. Hassan, 'Ibrahim El-Salahi, A Visionary Modernist', (New York: Museum of African Art, 2012), p. 49.'Drawings: Ibrahim El Salahi', (Mbari Publications Ibadan, 1962)