A Love Letter to Beirut: Arts and Culture, 1960s - 2020s
A Love Letter to Beirut: Arts and Culture, 1960s - 2020s
Mahmoud Said
Maisons à Aïtanit (Houses at Aitanit)
Auction Closed
April 23, 01:06 PM GMT
Estimate
55,000 - 65,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Mahmoud Saïd (1897 - 1964)
Maisons à Aïtanit (Houses at Aitanit)
signed, titled and dated (to the reverse); signed, dated and dedicated in French (to the reverse)
oil on board
25 by 35 cm.; 9¾ by 13¾ in.
Framed: 45 by 55 cm.; 17 ¾ by 21½ in.
Executed in 1951.
The Artist, Alexandria
Dr Joseph El Kayem, Alexandria, gifted directly by the above in 1951
Private Collection, France (by descent)
Valérie Didier Hess and Dr. Hussam Rashwan, Mahmoud Saïd Catalogue Raisonée, Vol.1; Paintings, Milan, 2016, p. 520, no. P 315 (illustrated in colour)