Inji Efflatoun “Untitled” Mixed Media Painting, Egypt

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Original mixed media painting by renowned Egyptian artist Inji Efflatoun (1924–1989).
Executed on thick hare paper using a combination of … Read more Original mixed media painting by renowned Egyptian artist Inji Efflatoun (1924–1989).
Executed on thick hare paper using a combination of watercolor, pastel, and marker.
The inner artwork measures approximately 22 × 32 cm, mounted on a larger backing and beautifully framed in a white wooden frame, with a total outer size of 49 × 40 cm.

This rare early piece likely dates from the 1940s, during Efflatoun’s Surrealist period when she exhibited with Egypt’s Art and Freedom group alongside artists such as Kamel El-Telmissany and Ramses Younan.

The work captures her signature dreamlike landscape with fluid, organic shapes and expressive color contrasts.

A collector’s gem and a beautiful example of early Egyptian modern art.
Ready to hang, framed under glass.

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Artist Biography

Inji Efflatoun (1924–1989) was one of Egypt’s most important modernist painters and a pioneering feminist figure.
Born into an aristocratic family in Cairo, she studied under the influential Surrealist artist Kamel El-Telmissany, who encouraged her to explore themes of identity, freedom, and social justice.

In the 1940s, she became associated with the Art and Freedom movement a collective that introduced Surrealism to Egyptian art.
Later, her art evolved to reflect her political activism and empathy for the working class, particularly during her imprisonment from 1959 to 1963, where she continued to paint.

Her works have been exhibited internationally in Rome, Paris, Berlin, Moscow, São Paulo, and New Delhi, and are held in major collections and museums around the world. See less