LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on wood

Measurements:

31.50 in. (80.00 cm.) (height) by 27.56 in. (70.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and dated 'M.SAÏD 1927' (centre right); signed, dated and titled 'MAHMOUD SAÏD L'ILE HEURESE 1927' (on the reverse of the frame), stamp of the Societe Des Amis De L'Art affixed (on the verso) bearing the title "Salon 1928 No.454"

Condition:

in original artists frame

Exhibited:

had already left an indelible mark on the Egyptian art scene, having been numerous times in Egypt including at the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Alexandria, as well as appearing in over a dozen publications. Never before photographed or published in colour, the present sale provides collectors and aficionados with the first opportunity to truly appreciate the splendour of this pivotal workCharacterized by an atmosphere of nostalgia and longing, in Said's depiction we get a stylized, purified symbol of the beauty and dignity of Egypt and its people. Well documented, widely , and with a provenance that testifies to its brilliance, Lisle heruse survives as one of the most elegant and iconic examples of Mahmoud Said's work

Literature:

Hostelet, Christine. La Peinture au Salon 1928 des Amis de l'Art. La Semaine Égyptienne, nos. 3-4. Cairo. 20 January 1928, p. 8 (illustrated; titled: L'île heureuse);,Naghi, Mohamed. La Peinture et la Sculpture Contemporaines en Egypte. L'Art Vivant en Egypte, no. 98. Cairo. 15 January 1929, p. 73 (illustrated; titled: L'île heureuse);,La Semaine Égyptienne. Cahiers des peintres et sculpteurs de l'Égypte moderne no. 1; Mahmoud Saïd. 31 January 1936, no. 59 (illustrated p. 10);,Rassem, Ahmed. Mahmoud Saïd, The Painter. The book El-Zelaal: A Page from Art in Egypt.,"ظلال: صفحة من الفن بمصر". Special Edition. Cairo. May 1936 (illustrated; unpaged);,Rassem, Ahmed. Mahmoud Saïd. Al-Majallah Al-Jadida, July 1936, p. 45 (illustrated); ,Boctor, Gabriel. Artistes contemporains d'Egypte : Mahmoud Saïd. Cairo: Editions Aladin, 1 October 1952, p. 27 (illustrated); ,Azar, Aimé. La peinture moderne en Égypte. Les Editions Nouvelles. Le Caire. 1961, p. 33 (illustrated no. 19); ,Al-Shaal, Mahmoud Al-Nabawy. Art Appreciation. "التذوق الفني". Printed by Dar Memphis for Printing. June 1964, p. 145 (illustrated); ,Dawastashy, Esmat. Mahmoud Saïd: Memorial Book on the Pioneer of ,Contemporary Egyptian Painting – On the 100th Anniversary of his Birth.,"محمود سعيد: كتاب تذكاري عن رائد التصوير المصري المعاصر بمناسبة مرور مائة عام على مولده". Cairo: Ministry of Culture - The Cultural Development Fund. 1997, no. 43 (illustrated p. 107 & icon p. 298); ,El-Razzaz, Mostafa. Mahmoud Saïd (in Arabic). Cairo. 1997, p. 252 (illustrated); ,Fadel, Layla Aboul Seoud Mohamed. Modulation of the Human Form in Contemporary Egyptian Painting. "تحوير الشكل الإنساني في التصوير المصري المعاصر". Painting Section. Faculty of Fine Arts. University of Helwan. 2003, p. 192 (illustrated); ,Azar, Aimé. La peinture moderne en Égypte - up to 1961. Translated by Edwar Al-Kharat and Naim Attiya. Reviewed by Edwar Al-Kharat. Cairo: Supreme Council of Culture, National Project for Translation. 1st Edition. 2005, p. 41 (illustrated); ,Al-Shafei, Rawya Ossama. Artist Mahmoud Saïd: An Artistic and Analytical Study. MA Thesis. Faculty of Fine Arts of Alexandria, 2012, fig. 47 (illustrated)

Provenance:

Property from a private collection Athens,,Presented as a gift from the artist to Jean Nicolaides, Alexandria, circa 1930's,Thence by descent to the family of Jean Nicolaides, Athens, ,Acquired directly from the above by the present ownerCharacterized by an atmosphere of nostalgia and longing, in Said's depiction we get a stylized, purified symbol of the beauty and dignity of Egypt and its people. Well documented, widely exhibited, and with a that testifies to its brilliance, Lisle heruse survives as one of the most elegant and iconic examples of Mahmoud Said's work