THE SAILING, Vermont gray granite, High 9 feet by Wide 7 feet 2 inch by Depth 4 feet 3 inch, weight between 8,000- 9,000 lb. currently displayed at San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts , Artist master sculptor Besada Yacoub received an award from the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts because of this perfect art work"the sailing" "see photos for a copy of the award check "Some boats merging in a movement, and the sail is tied with a rope formed in imagination, stretched to its limit full abreast whilst being taught to a rocky coast. In attempts to describe the somewhat toil in life we all bar.This piece was carved within 2 years (2006-2007) is a study of the wind and the movement of some boats and is the largest of the three masterpieces that artist has completed to date. It’s dynamic perfection and balance of mass.Gray granite is a hard and wonderful stone to work on it. There was abounded stone around 20,000 lb.in Johnson’s Atelier in 2003 artist bought the stone, finished the sculpture in 2007. The artist gained many awards for his artworks from museums and art institutions. Regarding this one specifically he received an award from the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts "see photos " , alot of artist Besada Yakoub art work are in many museums all over the world.Achievements• San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, exhibition grant, 2013• The George and Helen Segal Foundation, 2003• Winner of The Herk Ven Tongeren Memorial Sculpture Award, Johnson Atelier technical institute of sculpture in Mercerville, New Jersey, 2001• Received the prestigious, Hassan Heshmat award from the fine art society, Cairo, Egypt, 1998Exhibitions• Private collections all over the world, 1995 – current time• San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, 2013 - current time• Participated in the art show, 2016, Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church• Pavilion Art Gallery at Virtua Memorial Hospital, Burlington County, New Jersey, 2004• Open Studio, Johnson Atelier exhibition, 2001-2013• Participated in the 67th Annual Exhibition at National Sculpture Society in New York and North Carolina, 2000-2001• Participated in The Aswan International Symposium of Sculpture workshop in Aswan, Egypt, 1997• The Extra Gallery exhibition in Cairo, Egypt, 1995-1996Special Projects• Limestone reliefs and carvings for permanent collection, North Texas Coptic Museum, Dallas, TX, 2022-2023• Fish Chase, grease marble, The Sculpture Foundation, Inc., 2007, permanent collection• Foundation Stone for the Coptic Orthodox Church – Archangel Michael Howell, 2002• Sculpting five ancient Egyptian Reliefs, three limestone carvings, two schist carvings, and five reliefs. Can be seen at el Gouna Museum in Hurgada, Egypt, 1998• Sad Woman, life-size, black granite, 1998, Private collection for the city of AswanPersonal Projects• Working on many projects, 2007 – current time• The Whirlwind, Pennsylvania black granite, 2007• The Sailing, Vermont gray granite, 2006-2007• My Homeland, Pennsylvania black granite, 2006• Foundation Stone for the Coptic Orthodox Church – Archangel Michael Howell, 2002• The Partner, black granite, 2002• Portrait restoration of Napoleon 19th century reproduction, 2000• The Life Will Rise From The Stone, black granite, 1999• Fall Season, white granite, 1999• Duck Romantic, black granite, 1998• Sad Woman, life-size, black granite, 1998• Quarter scale sad woman, red granite, 1998• The Farmer Boy and His Dog, black granite, 1998• Relief combination fish and key, 1998• Ogan, life-size, black granite, 1997• The Temple Priest, life-size, black granite, 1996• Three Blind Mice, basalt, 1996• The Prisoner, The Fish, Woven Baskets, Canopic Jar, limestone carvings, 1995• Quarter Scale Dolphin Statue, limestone, 1995• Reproduce ancient Egyptian relief carvings, 1994, 1993, 1992.regarding this item only " The Sailing" Copyright and ReproductionCopyright and reproduction the Artist Besada Yacoub reserves right for the following,1- Reproduce photographs of the sculpture in exhibition brochure/catalogue2- RELEASE PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SCULPTUR FOR publicity purposes to newspapers, magazines,and other publications3- Photograph the sculpture while on exhibit4- Reproduce photographs of the sculpture in brochure, calendars, ….5- Reproduce the images on websites6- Reproduce small scale [bronze, aluminum, fiberglass….] of the artwork.7- Use reproductions of the sculpture in connection with the sale of art postcards, posters, notecards, CD/DVD, books/publications, documentary movie, art education, prints, …...8- The buyer must have a written permission from the artist for any copyright and reproduction,When the buyer sale the artwork [The Sailing] the Artist has the right for 20% of the sale, when the work issold during the artist’s lifetime or within 20 years of the artist’s death will go to successor in copyright ,bididng on this item "the Sailing " confirm buyers acceptance to this copyright by the Artist Besada Yacoub .

EXELLENT CONDITION

9 x 7 x 4 ft

9000 lb