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Riding horses

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 a scene of a group of approximately five Egyptian men on a riverbank, riding horses. The one on the far left in the foreground is wearing a white galabeya and riding a white horse. The one behind him, to the right, is riding a white horse but is dressed in a dark galabeya. The one behind him is dressed in a white galabeya but riding a dark horse. Behind them are the silhouettes of two other horseriders, one on a white horse, and one on a dark horse. The river can be seen in the background. The horses are all wearing elaborate patterned saddles, and are leaving dust clouds behind them as they run.

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  • Title: Riding horses
  • Creator: Veillon, Margo
  • Creator Lifespan: 1907-2003
  • Creator Nationality: Swiss
  • Date Created: 1907-2003
  • Location: American University in Cairo, Egypt
  • Physical Dimensions: 28 cm x 43.8 cm
  • Subject Keywords: Prints -- 20th century-- Egypt.
  • Transcript:
    linoprint,orig.Margo Veillon ,collection personel L32
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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: figure works
  • Art Movement: Impressionist (style)
  • Art Form: linocuts (prints)
  • Support: paper
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