Ali Guermassi: “The Sharpener”
Michel Reference
TN 1469
Stanley Reference
TN 1454
Yvert Reference
TN 1403
Themes
Arts
Description
Here we find the narrative style of Ali Guermassi (1923-1992). The scene takes place in an alley in the Medina where a knife sharpener is busy on his turn, surrounded by passers-by in traditional clothing (chechias, jebbas and sefseris).
Guermassi is the painter of popular everyday life. By immortalizing this street profession which has now disappeared, it bears witness to a warm urban sociability. The red studded doors and paving stones reinforce the historical anchoring of the scene, elevating a simple artisanal gesture to the status of cultural heritage.
Guermassi is the painter of popular everyday life. By immortalizing this street profession which has now disappeared, it bears witness to a warm urban sociability. The red studded doors and paving stones reinforce the historical anchoring of the scene, elevating a simple artisanal gesture to the status of cultural heritage.
Size
52x37 mm
Colors
Polychrome
Designer
DIAPOS
Perforation
13
Print
Offset
Face Value
0,25 DT
Mint Value
0,87 $
Used Value
0,87 $
Print Run
100 000 exemplaires
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