‘Arabeya Hantour’

'Arabeya Hantour' (carriage) with two elegant Muslim ladies, veiled with the Habara . Oil on canvas, by Eliahu Cohen. In his paintings, Eliahu Cohen brings the everyday folklore of the Egyptian life – the one of his memory. Born in Egypt, he made an illegal aliya in 1945, but as one who never forgot the landscapes of his childhood, he easily draws and resurrects them, reflecting that natural tolerance and multiculture, typical to Egyptian life at the time. (From the book "The Golden Era of the Jews of Egypt" by Levana Zamir) October 5, 2010Posted on No Comments

‘Arabeya Hantour’ (carriage) with two elegant Muslim ladies, veiled with the Habara . Oil on canvas, by Eliahu Cohen.
In his paintings, Eliahu Cohen brings the everyday folklore of the Egyptian life – the one of his memory. Born in Egypt, he made an illegal aliya in 1945, but as one who never forgot the landscapes of his childhood, he easily draws and resurrects them, reflecting that natural tolerance and multiculture, typical to Egyptian life at the time. (From the book “The Golden Era of the Jews of Egypt” by Levana Zamir)