Lot 165

Kamal Youssef Mixed Media on Canvas 1966

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Kamal Youssef Mixed Media on Canvas 1966

Estimate: $500 - $800

Starting Bid: $350

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by Concept Art Gallery
June 6, 2026 10:00 AM EDT
Live Auction
1031 S. Braddock Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA, US 15218

Youssef, Kamal (Egyptian/American/Pittsburgh, 1926-2019), Untitled Abstraction, 1966, mixed media with oil and metallic leaf on canvas, signed and dated lower left, 36 x 30 inches, in the artist's wood strip frame. Kamal Youssef's work reflects a crucial historic intersection between Middle Eastern and Western cultures. As a teenager, he studied at King Farouk School in Abbasiya, Cairo, where he was first exposed to rigorous art training under the tutelage of master instructors such as Ratib Siddik and Hussein Yousef Amin, prominent artists known for their early engagement with the Egyptian surrealism and other avant-garde modernist movement in Egypt. In 1939, Youssef joined the influential Egyptian Art and Liberty group which was founded by a number of journalists, poets and artists. In 1946, he co-founded the Contemporary Art Group whose members played a crucial role in shaping the development of the modern art movement in Egypt. Kamal later travelled to Paris in 1954, where he met his wife Maria. She played a central role in some of his works later on. After the 1953 revolution Kamal decided to remain in France until he moved to the USA, where he worked as an engineer for over 20 years before retiring in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. His work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions, including Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, USA (2014); Bakersfield Museum of Art, USA (2008); Westmoreland Museum of Art, Greensburg, USA (1993); Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, USA (1962); Mediterranean Biennale, Alexandria, Egypt (1955); Museum of Modern Art, Cairo (1952); Sao Paulo Biennale (1952) and Venice Biennale (1950). Kamal also participated in the 1939 exhibition organized by the Art and Liberty Group, and in several of the Contemporary Art Group collective exhibitions between 1946 and 1954.

  • Condition: In good condition, with light distortion to the canvas and a few small areas of surface crazing, mostly in the upper few inches; 3 small patched repairs on the verso. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .

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