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'''Mahmoud Said Bey''' (Arabic: محمود سعيد) (April 8, 1897-April 8, 1964) was an Alexandrian judge and modern painter. |
'''Mahmoud Said Bey''' (Arabic: محمود سعيد) (April 8, 1897-April 8, 1964) was an Alexandrian judge and modern painter. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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Mahmoud Said was born in [[Alexandria]], Egypt son of [[Muhammad Said Pasha]], a Prime Minister of Egypt. [[Queen Farida|Queen Farida of Egypt]] was his niece and she described him as "a quiet, gentle, oppressively timid man".<ref>''Modern and Calligraphic Arab and Iranian Art London 23 October 2008.'' Auction catalogue. [[Sotheby's]], London, 2008, p. |
Mahmoud Said was born in [[Alexandria]], Egypt son of [[Muhammad Said Pasha]], a Prime Minister of Egypt. [[Queen Farida|Queen Farida of Egypt]] was his niece and she described him as "a quiet, gentle, oppressively timid man".<ref>''Modern and Calligraphic Arab and Iranian Art London 23 October 2008.'' Auction catalogue. [[Sotheby's]], London, 2008, p. 46.</ref> |
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After receiving his high school diploma, he went on to law school, receiving his degree in 1919. Between 1919 and 1921 he traveled through Europe, ultimately studying at the [[Académie Julian]]. He returned to Egypt and worked at the [[Mixed Courts of Egypt]] until his father's death in the 1950s. |
After receiving his high school diploma, he went on to law school, receiving his degree in 1919. Between 1919 and 1921 he traveled through Europe, ultimately studying at the [[Académie Julian]]. He returned to Egypt and worked at the [[Mixed Courts of Egypt]] until his father's death in the 1950s. |
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Revision as of 12:59, 2 September 2013
Mahmoud Said Bey (Arabic: محمود سعيد) (April 8, 1897-April 8, 1964) was an Alexandrian judge and modern painter.
Leben
Mahmoud Said was born in Alexandria, Egypt son of Muhammad Said Pasha, a Prime Minister of Egypt. Queen Farida of Egypt was his niece and she described him as "a quiet, gentle, oppressively timid man".[1]
After receiving his high school diploma, he went on to law school, receiving his degree in 1919. Between 1919 and 1921 he traveled through Europe, ultimately studying at the Académie Julian. He returned to Egypt and worked at the Mixed Courts of Egypt until his father's death in the 1950s.
Between 1919 and his death in 1964, Said was a prolific oil painter. In Alexandria, his first trained with Italian painter, Amelia Casonato Da Forno, and later with Arturo Zanieri. He often shared the studio of his good friend, the Greek painter, Aristomenis Angelopoulos (Αριστομένης Αγγελόπουλος).
Exhibitions
- New York, 1937.
- Venice Biennale, 1938, 1948.
Collections
- Gezira Center for Modern Art, Cairo, Egypt.
- Mahmoud Said Museum, Alexandria, Egypt.
- Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art, Doha, Qatar.
- Arab World Institute, Paris, France.
Museum
The Mahmoud Said Museum is located in the family villa in the Gianaclis neighborhood of Alexandria.