Ramses WISSA WASSEF (1911-1974): Billedtæppe af ægyptisk kameluld, ca. 1960. 200 x 275 cm.
Proveniens: TV- og radiovært Sanne Fredsted, Danmarks Radio. Tæppet blev hjemtaget af kunstnerens nevø i 1964. Han var en tidligere bekendt af Sanne Fredsteds kollega på DR, Piet van Deurs. Piet van Deurs formidlede bl.a. salg af Wassef kunstner tæpper til bl.a. Sanne Fredsted.
'The Ramses Wissa Wassef Art Center is the home of a unique experiment in tapestry weaving that has produced extraordinary works admired and collected by museums and galleries around the world. The life work of its founder Ramses Wissa Wassef (1911-1974) was dedicated to releasing the innate creativity of young Egyptian villagers freed from the constraints of a formal education.'
Kilde: Museets website.