01 Painting, Middle East Artists, Kahlil Gibran's Head of a child, with Footnotes #69

Kahlil Gibran (American, 1883-1931)

Head of a child

Pencil and watercolour 

19 x 28cm (7 1/2 x 11in)

Private collection

Sold for £31,250 in April 2015

"Beauty is life when life unveils her holy face.
But you are life and you are the veil
Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror
But you are eternity and you are the mirror"
Kahlil Gibrain

Gibran Khalil Gibran (January 6, 1883 – April 10, 1931), was a Lebanese-American writer, poet and visual artist, also considered a philosopher although he himself rejected the title. He is best known as the author of The Prophet, which was first published in the United States in 1923 and has since become one of the best-selling books of all time, having been translated into more than 100 languages. More on Gibran Khalil Gibran 

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