Adam wa Hawwa. [Adam and Eve.]

Adam and Eve in popular print

Chromolithograph, measuring 562 by 405mm. A few closed tears along old folds, corners slightly creased, some light spotting to margins and verso, otherwise good. Cairo, 1370 AH

A bright and beautiful chromolithograph of Adam and Hawwa (Eve), frozen in their moment of temptation. It is a lovely example of how important figures and events from the Qur'an were represented in mid-century Arabic popular print. 

We have seen other, very similar, versions of this image from various presses in North Africa. The imprint, though near-indecipherable, states it was published in Cairo and therefore may have been inspired by the heroic prints of the Fine Arts Press. The present print has bolder, more opaque colour than the Fine Arts Press version, and a decorative floral border.

We cannot locate any other examples in LibraryHub or OCLC. This indicates an absence of copies in Western institutions, but does not account for institutional holdings in North Africa and the Middle East.

 

 

Stock Code: 252950