Jaro HILBERT (1897-1995) Pentas or Egyptian stars, 1937 Oil on canvas. Signed, dated and located "Cairo" lower left. 91 x 75 cm Jaro Hilbert was a painter of Czech origin, born in Slovenia. After the First World War, he left Europe and settled in and settled in Egypt in the 1920s, where he lived and created for over twenty years. Egypt profoundly transformed his outlook. Seduced by the bright light, the rich vegetation and the landscapes, he brightened his palette and asserted his forms. His work remains intimately linked to the light and atmosphere of the country that shaped his art