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Coffee shop

Veillon, Margo1907-2003

The American University of Cairo - Libraries and Learning Technologies

The American University of Cairo - Libraries and Learning Technologies
Egypt, Egypt

Linoprint of an Egyptian coffeeshop. The shop is rendered in detail, showing the delicate archways of the windows below wooden mashrabeyas along with a street sign. There are several patrons for the coffeeshop. On the far left, there is a very old woman in a black abaya, sitting cross-legged on a wooden bench, looking to the right of the drawing, engaged in conversation with another patron. Her shoes are on the ground before her. Behind her is a man, standing, in a striped galabeya, drinking shisha. On his right, in front of him, is a man sitting on another wooden bench in a white cap and galabeya, leaning on his right elbow and talking to the old woman, crossing his legs. Next to him on the same bench is a portly woman in a black and white abaya, facing the right, talking to a large bearded man in a striped galabeya, who is closing his eyes like she is nagging him. He is holding a walking stick. In front of them is a small round table, bearing some small cups. There is an Arabic sign for the shop above them.

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  • Title: Coffee shop
  • Creator: Veillon, Margo
  • Creator Lifespan: 1907-2003
  • Creator Nationality: Swiss
  • Date Created: 1907-2003
  • Location: American University in Cairo, Egypt
  • Physical Dimensions: 27.5 cm x 39 cm
  • Subject Keywords: Prints -- 20th century-- Egypt.
  • Transcript:
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  • Type: prints (visual works)
  • Rights: To inquire about rights and permissions, contact the Rare Books and Special Collections Library, The American University in Cairo at +20.2.2615.3676 or rbscl-ref@aucegypt.edu.
  • Medium: linocut print on paper
  • Art Genre: genre painting
  • Art Movement: Impressionist (style)
  • Art Form: linocuts (prints)
  • Support: paper
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