Testimony of a Journey: The Al Zayani Collection
Testimony of a Journey: The Al Zayani Collection
Mahmoud Said
Study (portrait)
Auction Closed
April 25, 12:49 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Mahmoud Said
1897 - 1964
Study (portrait)
charcoal on paper
16 by 10 cm.; 6¼ by 4 in.
framed: 27 by 21 cm.; 10¾ by 8¼ in.
Executed in circa 1920s.
The Artist
Samiha Hanem Riad Collection (the Artist’s wife), Alexandria
Galerie Smile, Alexandria
Samiha Abdou Collection, Alexandria (purchased directly from the above, circa 1990’s)
Private Collection, Alexandria
Bonham's, London, 7 October 2015, lot 69
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Samiha Hanem Riad Collection (the Artist’s wife), Alexandria
Galerie Smile, Alexandria
Samiha Abdou Collection, Alexandria (purchased directly from the above, circa 1990’s)
Private Collection, Alexandria
Bonham's, London, 7 October 2015, lot 69
Acquired from the above sale by the present owner
Valerié Didier Hess and Hussam Rashwan (eds.), Mahmoud Saïd Catalogue Raisoneé. Volume 2. Drawings, Milan, 2016, p. 761, no. D312 (illustrated in colour).