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Youssef NABIL

Sold for €6,000 at Artcurial on Jun 4, 2026.

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Youssef NABIL Mona Hatoum, New York - 2005 Tirage gélatino-argentique réhaussé en couleur à la main Édition 5/10 d’une série de 10 exemplaires Signé, numéroté et situé au dos «Youssef Nabil 5/10 New York» 27 × 40 cm Hand-colored gelatin-silver print; edition 5/10 from a series of 10; signed, numbered and located on the reverse «Youssef Nabil 5/10 New York» 15.75 × 10.63 in. Provenance : Michael Stevenson Fine Art CC, Cape Town Acquis auprès de ce dernier par l'actuel propriétaire FR Né en 1972 au Caire, Youssef Nabil vit et travaille entre Paris et New York. Son œuvre explore la mémoire et l’imaginaire cinématographique nourri par les films de son enfance en Égypte. S’inspirant des procédés du technicolor, il réalise des photographies en noir et blanc qu’il colore ensuite à la main, donnant à chaque tirage une dimension unique. Son travail a fait l’objet de nombreuses expositions dans des institutions internationales majeures, telles que le Los Angeles County Museum of Art, le Centre Pompidou ou encore le British Museum. En 2020/2021, il a bénéficié d’une importante rétrospective au Palazzo Grassi, intitulée Once Upon A Dream, consacrant son œuvre sur la scène artistique internationale. EN Born in 1972 in Cairo, Youssef Nabil lives and works between Paris and New York. His work explores memory and the cinematic imagination, drawing on the films of his childhood in Egypt. Inspired by Technicolor techniques, he creates black-and-white photographs which he then colours by hand, giving each print a unique quality. His work has been the subject of numerous exhibitions at major international institutions, such as the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Centre Pompidou and the British Museum. In 2020/2021, he was the subject of a major retrospective at the Palazzo Grassi, entitled Once Upon A Dream, cementing his place on the international art scene. Youssef NABIL

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