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MAHMOUD SAÏD
FATHER OF MODERN EGYPTIAN PAINTING
(8 April1897 - 8 April1964)
Mahmoud Saïd is rightly considered as the founder of Modern Egyptian Painting. Born into the aristocratic circle of Alexandria, he was the son of former Egyptian Prime Minister Mohamed Saïd Pacha (1863-1928), and the uncle of Queen Farida of Egypt (1921-1988). He started painting in his teens, yet his social background pressurized him to become a judge. Painting remained a hobby until he permanently resigned from his legal functions aged 50. Yet Saïd succeeded in forging his own unique style, deeply rooted in the true Egyptian character and daily life he observed around him, fused with his Western artistic training. | Mahmoud Saïd in his studio in his family home in Ginaklis (current Mahmoud Saïd Museum, Alexandria), painting Bain des chevaux a Rosette in 1950. © Henri El Kayem & Courtesy Henri El Khayem archives | Saïd's intrinsically Egyptian style emerged in conjunction with the ris Mahmoud said biography of george w! |