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Original artwork description:
Afghan Eyes -Les Yeux Afghans
Steve McCurry’s picture of Sharbat Gula, a 12-year-old-refugee from Afghanistan, appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic magazine. She was orphaned at six during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and had trekked by foot to Pakistan with her siblings and grandmother. Now she has become a symbol of a return to Afghanistan that hundreds of thousands of refugees are undertaking after decades away.
Her piercing green eyes made her an instant icon and have haunted many.
Materials used:
oil paint
Tags:
#peasant girl #steve mccurry #portrait #eyesAfghan Eyes (2019)
Oil painting
by Chris Walker
30 Artist Reviews
£209.1 Sold
- Oil painting on Canvas
- One of a kind artwork
- Size: 38 x 46 x 1.5cm (unframed) / 38 x 46cm (actual image size)
- Ready to hang
- Signed on the front
- Style: Expressive and gestural
- Subject: People and portraits
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Original artwork description
Afghan Eyes -Les Yeux Afghans
Steve McCurry’s picture of Sharbat Gula, a 12-year-old-refugee from Afghanistan, appeared on the June 1985 cover of National Geographic magazine. She was orphaned at six during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and had trekked by foot to Pakistan with her siblings and grandmother. Now she has become a symbol of a return to Afghanistan that hundreds of thousands of refugees are undertaking after decades away.
Her piercing green eyes made her an instant icon and have haunted many.
Materials used:
oil paint
Tags:
#peasant girl #steve mccurry #portrait #eyes
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Artist Reviews (30)
Chris Walker
France
About
I am from England, living and painting in Provence. I am passionate about Original Art, I paint in oils and acrylics, generally brightly coloured in a medium size to small... Read more