Although her early paintings are characterized by depictions of strong, imposing female figures of all social classes, Gazbia Sirry’s concentration shifted from representation to abstraction in the aftermath of the Arab defeat in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.Although her early paintings are characterized by depictions of strong, imposing female figures of all social classes, Gazbia Sirry’s concentration shifted from representation to abstraction in the aftermath of the Arab defeat in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.