Mohamed El Rawas
The Cruising, 1984
Etching and silkscreen
76 x 56 cm
Edition 3/10
Copyright The Artist
The Cruising was created in 1984 in response to the death of Rawas' close friend, who died in a bombing at the American Embassy in Beirut in 1983. 'Three of...
The Cruising was created in 1984 in response to the death of Rawas' close friend, who died in a bombing at the American Embassy in Beirut in 1983.
"Three of my works attempt to deal with this event, with the profound pain of that loss and with coming face to face, for the first time, with the tragic death of a loved one: The April the Lilies Died (1983), The Cruising (1984) and Blue in Between (1985)."
page 20, The Art of Rawas, (Saqi, 2004)
"Three of my works attempt to deal with this event, with the profound pain of that loss and with coming face to face, for the first time, with the tragic death of a loved one: The April the Lilies Died (1983), The Cruising (1984) and Blue in Between (1985)."
page 20, The Art of Rawas, (Saqi, 2004)
Provenance
Private collection, LondonExhibitions
Eleventh International Independent Exhibition of Prints, Kanagawa, Japan, 1985Ninth British International Print Biennale, Bradford, 1986
