03 Paintings, Middle East Artists, Mahmoud Saïd’s Fishermen, with Footnotes, #71

Mahmoud Saïd (Egyptian, 1897-1964)
LE RETOUR DE PÊCHE (Fishing Returns), c. 1950

Oil on panel
35.5 by 37cm.; 14 by 14 1/2 in.
Private Collection

There is no doubt that the city of Alexandria had a resounding effect on the oeuvre of Mahmoud Said. A native of this great city, a number of Said’s paintings revolving around the rough seas and fishermen can be attributed to his hometown…

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