The mosque
Creator:
Grimble, Rosemary, 1917-2013
Ημερομηνία:
1953
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Inscribed in lower left recto: Cyprus
Description:
Born in Gilbert and Ellice Islands in the Pacific, Rosemary Grimble was the daughter of Sir Arthur Grimble, a well known colonial administrator. She lived in Cyprus with her husband Adrian Seligman and worked for the Cyprus Review. She hardly ever uses colour in her drawings preferring linear black and white sketches, sometimes using only ink. This pen and ink drawing depicts a two dome mosque surrounded by dense vegetation. The banana tree on the left is suggestive of a location near Paphos where banana plantations are still to be found. The ruined minaret and the density of the surrounding flora suggest that the mosque is abandoned.
Dimensions:
19 x 31 cm
Signature(s):
Signed in lower left recto: R. Grimble
Identifier:
PNT-00277
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Rights Holder:
© Costas and Rita Severis Foundation
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