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Salah El-Mur (Sudanese, born 1966) Bint El Sudan image 1
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Lot 16

Salah El-Mur
(Sudanese, born 1966)
Bint El Sudan

8 October 2020, 17:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£10,000 - £15,000

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Salah El-Mur (Sudanese, born 1966)

Bint El Sudan
signed and dated 'S ELMUR 2017' (lower centre)
acrylic on canvas
139 x 139.5cm (54 3/4 x 54 15/16in).

Footnotes

Provenance
Acquired direct from the artist by the current owner.

Exhibited
Sharjah Art Museum, 'Salah Elmur Fragrances of the Forest and Photos', February 2018, col illust cat. pg. 122.

Bint El Sudan (Daughter of Sudan) also known as the "Chanel No.5" of Africa was one of the best selling fragrances in the world. First produced in 1920 it was strongly favoured by Muslims as it is manufactured without alcohol, it is still the top selling perfume in Africa.

The artist's version of Bint El-Sudan has the Nubian Kandake (Queen) standing on top of the Pyramids of Meroë, the capital of the Kingdom of Kush of ancient Nubia.

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