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Mahmoud Said
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description
- Mahmoud Said
- Esquisse for The Circus (Esquisse pour Le Cirque)
- signed M.Said Indistinctly; signed, titled and dated Mahmoud Said 1948 on the reverse
- oil on board
- 28.5 by 36.7cm.; 11 1/4 by 14 1/2 in.
Provenance
Private Collection, Switzerland (acquired directly from the artist)
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Modern Calligraphy Arab and Iranian Art, October 23, 2008, lot 220
Private Collection, New York
Sale: Sotheby's, London, Modern Calligraphy Arab and Iranian Art, October 23, 2008, lot 220
Private Collection, New York
Exhibited
Cairo, Grand Palais de le Société Royale d’agriculture Guzierah, Catalogue de la Retrospective d'oeuvres de Mahmoud Said 1921- 1951, 1951
Literature
Exhib. Cat., Cairo, Grand Palais de le Société Royale d’agriculture Guzierah, Catalogue de la Retrospective d'oeuvres de Mahmoud Said 1921- 1951, 1951, p. 6, no. 103
Condition
This work is in very good condition. There is very minor and short horizontal line of craquelure on the lower right corner.
Colours:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are accurate.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"Mahmoud Said's painting is Egyptian in the most precise meaning one can give to the word. Said is not like those poets who think they can create oriental work by putting the pyramids and the Bedouin into their verses."
Ahmed Rassim cited in: Ahmed Rassim, Shadow: A Page From Modern Art, Cairo, 1936, n.p.