Gilberto Almeida Egas, 1928 to 2015, a contemporary oil on board painting of Al-Bahr mosque in Jaffa old city. Signed by the artist on the lower right. Unframed. Note: Gilberto Almeida Egas was an Ecuadorian painter born in San Antonio de Ibarra, in Imbabura Province. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Quito from 1953-1957. His early work was in many media, especially paintings of buildings and views in old Quito; his later work concentrated on large black-and-white drawings, in a baroque, expressionistic, and dramatic style. He has exhibited in major Ecuadorian cities including Quito, Guayaquil, and Cuenca. In 1963 he was invited to exhibit in Chile, and he subsequently exhibited in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at the Galeria de la Asociacion de Artistas Plasticos. In 1969 he exhibited at the museum of the Pan American Union in Washington, D.C. Works by Almeida are included in the collections of museums and galleries in Sweden, Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Venezuela, Israel, Australia, the United States, and Canada in addition to Ecuador, and in major private collections. One of a kind artwork. Collectible Contemporary And Modernist Fine Art For Wall Decor.