Tag: Mahmoud Said
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14 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes #4
Artists include: Laila Shawa, Khadiga Riad, Hamed Owais, Paul Guiragossian, Hossein Khosrojerdi, Hassan Hajjaj, Georges Hanna Sabbagh, Lalla Essaydi, Mahmoud Said and Sohrab Sepehri. Please follow link for full post
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03 Paintings, Middle East Artists, Mahmoud Saïd’s Fishermen, with Footnotes, #71
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… Please follow link for full post
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MAHMOUD SAID, PIRAEUS AT DAWN 01 Painting, Middle East Artists, with Footnotes, #20
Mahmoud Said, 1897-1964, EGYPTIAN. Born into a wealthy Alexandrian family, Mahmoud Said first studied jurisprudence at the French School of Law in Cairo in the 1910s. During his studies, he became interested in painting, and joined the studios of Italian painters Amelia Casonato da Forno and Arturo Zanieri, before travelling to France to study in Paris,…
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Mahmoud Said, MME. BATANOUNI BEY, 03 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #34
Mahmoud Said, 1897-1964, EGYPTIAN PORTRAIT DE MME. BATANOUNI BEY, c. 1923 Oil on canvas 79.5 by 65cm.; 31 1/2 by 25 1/2 in. Private collection Ferdous, Mme Batanouni Bey, whose name means ‘Paradise’ in Arabic, was a lady of prominence in Alexandria, even serving as Queen Farida’s lady in waiting. A philanthropist by nature, she was one…
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14 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 4
Laila Shawa, B. 1940, PALESTINIAN THE ZAR (FROM THE WOMEN AND MAGIC SERIES), c. 1992 Acrylic on canvas 90.7 by 90.5cm.; 35¾ by 35½in Private collection The Zar is best described as a “healing cult” which uses drumming and dancing in its ceremonies. It also functions as a sharing of knowledge and charitable society among the women of…
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