MAHMOUD SAID: (1897-1964). Born in Alexandria on the 8th of April, 1897
from an aristocratic family. His father was the prince minister of Egypt
and paved the way for his son to get the best education at that time.
He finished his studies in Law.
Early in his life Mahmoud Said showed his love for art and was tutored
by Mrs.Casonato, an Italian artist who lived in Alexandria. Later
Mahmoud Said began studying art with Zanieri in his studio along with
some of his friends like Ahmed Rasem and Cherif Sabry. But the turning
point in his carrier as an artist came from his visits to the art
museums in Europe from 1919 to 1921. During this period he studied art
at “La Grande Chamuiere” in Paris.
In 1922 he was appointed judge in Mansoura. In 1947 Mahmoud Said decided
to give up his post as a judge and concentrate all of his life on art.
This was a turning point in his carrier that freed him from all the
obligation of his past in order to live his life as an artist.
In 1951 he exhibits in Cairo the work of 30 years which were 145
paintings that marked the greatness of this artist who deserves to be
the pioneer of Modern Egyptian painting. In 1937 he had exhibited in New
York and in Paris and in the Biennale of Venice in 1938, 1948, 1950 and
1952.
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