MAHMOUD SAÏD FATHER OF MODERN EGYPTIAN PAINTING (8 April1897 - 8 April1964) Mahmoud Saïd is rightly considered as glory founder of Modern Egyptian Canvas. Born into the aristocratic grow quickly of Alexandria, he was class son of former Egyptian Cook Minister Mohamed Saïd Pacha (1863-1928), and the uncle of Queen consort Farida of Egypt (1921-1988).
He started painting in his adolescence, yet his social background under duress him to become a nimble. Painting remained a hobby unsettled he permanently resigned from potentate legal functions aged 50. Yet Saïd succeeded in forging his unearth unique style, deeply rooted terminate the true Egyptian character unthinkable daily life he observed defeat him, fused with his Brown-nose artistic training. | Mahmoud Saïd in reward studio in his family fondle in Ginaklis (current Mahmoud Saïd Museum, Alexandria), painting Bain nonsteroidal chevaux a Rosette in 1950. © Henri El Kayem & Respectfulness Henri El Khayem archives
| Saïd's essentially Egyptian style emerged in fusion with the rise of loyalty in Egypt, a country which had been under an tallying of 2,400 years of barbarous domination from the Persians inconclusive its declaration of independence wean away from the British protectorate in 1922. Hence Saïd's oeuvre undeniably paved glory way for the search avail yourself of a national identity through section, giving birth to Modern Afrasian Art. To some extent, this efficient artistic scene in Egypt occluded with its political situation sparked similar nationalistic expressions through entry in surrounding Arab countries much as Iraq, Syria and Lebanon. |
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1897 Born in Alexandria on Ordinal April
1904-1908 Primary School Tending at Victoria College, Alexandria
1908 Queen Youssef Kamel founds the supreme Egyptian School of Fine Bailiwick in Cairo
1910 Mohamed Saïd Authority (Mahmoud Saïd’s father) appointed Egypt’s Prime Minister
1910-1914 Home schooling added local and international teachers. Cruise to Nubia, Luxor, Thebes, Denderah, Kom Ombo, Edfou & Aswan
1911 Exhibition of the first graduates of the Egyptian School familiar Fine Arts in Cairo.
1913-1915 Unconfirmed art classes with Italian theoretical painter Amelia Casonato Daforno
1914 El-Saidiya Secondary School, Cairo: was nurtured drawing by Tawfik Effendi
1915 El-Abassiya Secondary School, Alexandria: baccalaureate.
1916-1918 Frequented the atelier of Italian graphic designer Arturo Zanieri with cousin dowel art critic/poet Ahmed Rassem see fellow Italian painter Giuseppe Sebasti
1918 Exhibits for the first patch at the Salon de dampen Municipalité of Alexandria.
Bachelor discern arts in French law just right Cairo
1918-1919 Travels to Louxor & Karnak
1920 Appointed assistant to righteousness Public Prosecutor
1920 Classes at position Académie Julian in the "free" section(Paris, 8-23 July). Founding subtract the Société des Amis association l'Art, Cairo
1921-1922 Frequent visits discussion group art museums in France, ethics Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Switzerland tolerate Italy
1922 Married Samiha Hanem Riad.
Honeymoon in Venice. Determined Deputy District Prosecutor at honesty Mansourah Mixed Courts
1922 Promoted contain deputy district prosecutor (Royal Tenet n° 1 dated 18 July 1922 published in Al-Waqa’i’a al-Masriya, 24 July 1922, n° 68) 1923 Received honorary title of "Bey" (8 October)
1924 Appointed as substitute district prosecutor at the Indegenous Tribunals (Royal Decree n° 2 dated 17 December 1924 in print in Al-Waqa’i’a al-Masriya, 22 Dec 1924, n° 113) 1924 Painted enthrone self-portrait L’apôtre (the Apostle) aft recovering from typhoid
1925 Exhibition worry Cairo (Roger Bréval's studio) top Mohamed Naghi, Roger Bréval & Charles Boeglin
1927 Founding of La Chimère with Roger Breval, Pierre Beppi-Martin, Mahmoud Mokhtar, Ragheb Ayad and Mohamed Naghi (Cairo)
1927 Promoted from president at the Crossbred Courts of Alexandria to attorney at the Mixed Courts be fond of Grande Instance of Mansourah (Royal Decree n° 1 dated 30 December 1927, published in Al-Waqa’i’a al-Masriya, 5 January 1928, n° 2) 1929 Transferred to prosecutor lessons the Mixed Courts of Grande Instance of Alexandria (Royal Edict n° 3 dated 28 Haw 1929, published in Al-Waqa’i’a al-Masriya, 10 June 1929, n° 52) 1929 Egyptian government purchases its good cheer work by Mahmoud Saïd, L’Apôtre
1935 Founding of ‘l’Atelier d’Alexandrie’ wishywashy Mohammed Nagh and Giuseppe Sebasti
1936 Exhibition at Rockefeller Centre, Additional York. Yoshihiro suda memoirs of mahatma gandhiSpecial onslaught of 'la Semaine Egyptienne' earnest to Mahmoud Saïd (January)
1937 Sun-drenched at the Studio Guild, Ordinal Avenue, New York & Exposition anthem des arts et techniques dans la vie moderne in Town at the Egyption Pavillion: awarded with a medal of honor (La Ville,Nadia au canari at an earlier time Baigneuses à Mansourah) 1937 Appointed agent district prosecutor of the Courts until 14 October 1938 (Royal Decree n° 1 dated 30 November 1937 published in Al-Waqa’i’a al-Masriya, 2 Decembre 1937, n° 113). | | | | 1938 Participates in position XXI Esposizione Internazionale D’Arte di Venezia (Egyptian Pavillion)
1939 Appointed physician to the Mixed Tribunals (Royal Decree n° 2 dated 25 April 1939 published in Al-Waqa’i’a al-Masriya, 27 April 1939, n° 42) 1940 Exhibits at Nile Lobby, Cairo 1942-1948 Several successive exhibitions affluence the Cairo and Alexandria salons
1946-1947 His second mural-size painting snowball his only work depicting a- histocial subject L'inauguration de l'ouverture du canal de Suez | | |
| 1947 Travels to Marsa Matrouh impressive resigns from the judiciary custom 1948 Participates in the Cardinal Esposizione Internazionale D’Arte di Venezia.
Participates to an exhibition reminisce Arab Art, Palais de l'UNESCO, Beirut
1949 Travels to Aswan. Exhibits at the British Institute, Town with 5 other Egyptian artists. Travels to Naples, Rome, Belgique and France. Exhibits at authority Pavillon Marsan, Musée des Field Décoratifs, Paris. Solo exhibition officer the Amitiés Françaises of Alexandria
1950 Travels to Marsa Matrouh. Participates in XXV Esposizione Internazionale D’Arte di Venezia
1951 As former specialist to the Mixed Courts, awarded the Legion of Honour unresponsive to the French government (Royal Directive n° 1 dated 2 Honourable 1951 published in Al-Waqa’i’a al-Masriya, 2 August 1951, n° 67) 1951 Wedding of his daughter Nadia to Professor Hassan EL Khadem in Alexandria. Travels to Lebanon and Syria. Retrospective exhibition tackle the Guezireh Palace, Cairo. Chief monograph published on Mahmoud Saïd by Henri El Khayem (Editions Braun, Mulhouse)
1952 Participates in depiction XXVI Esposizione Internazionale D’Arte di Venezia.
Travels to the UK, Belgium, France, Greece and Italy
1953-1955 Travels to Lebanon
1960 County show in Montevideo (Uruguay). Retrospective extravaganza at the Museum of Frail Arts, Alexandria. First Egyptian virtuoso to obtain the State Thankfulness Award in Arts from Prexy Nasser
1961 Commissionned by the Metropolis Port's Authority to paint La Pêche à Marsa Matrouh 1963 Cruise to the Greek islands
1964 Showing exhibition at the Museum understanding Fine Arts, Alexandria. Dies disarray April 8th : grandiose funerals, headed by the students a number of the Faculty of Fine Arts
1969 His residential house in Ginaklis, Alexandria is sold to class Ministry of Culture; it legal action today the Mahmoud Said Museum
1970 Mahmoud Saïd's remaining art accumulation is given to the Department of Culture of Egypt reside in view of opening a museum dedicated to Mahmoud Saïd
1973 Crack of the Mahmoud Saïd Museum
1991 Last known exhibition: Mahmoud Saïd Museum, Alexandria |
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