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                              El Hatani Ksar Ghilane by Thomas Riekenberg, pastel, 2012.
                                             40 cm x 60 cm (15.7” x 23.6”).




           Back then, I was with two Sloughis and a            After that, this painting came to be.
           friend at a small art show and I saw Thomas
           Riekenberg portraits, which appealed to             Thomas Rieckenberg is a regional artist,
           me. I told my friend, that he should rather         originally from Hamburg, who lives and

           make portraits of dogs than in some cases           works now in the heart of Rheinhessen in
           ugly people.                                        Germany. He is self-taught and now and
                                                               then one can admire his artwork at art
           A voice said next to me: “It can be done!”          shows in the area.
           It was the artist himself. We started
           talking and he was enthusiastic about the           Submitted and presented by Cora

           powerful elegance of the Sloughis.                  Nürnberger, Germany.
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