MAHMOUD SAID | APRÈS LA PLUIE (AFTER THE RAIN)

Property from a Prestigious Private Collection, Egypt
MAHMOUD SAID
1897-1964
Egyptian
APRÈS LA PLUIE (AFTER THE RAIN)

signed and dated M.Said; signed, titled and dated 1936 on the reverse
oil on canvas
75 by 57.5cm.; 29½ by 22⅝in.
This work is included in the Mahmoud Said Catalogue Raisonée, Milan 2016.

Condition Report:
Condition:
The work is in good condition. The canvas is slacking with some surface undulations due to age hence the work would benefit from restretching and a light clean. There are 2 minor lines of stable cross cracks on upper left with minor spots of paint loss on top right, top right edge, centre left and lower left. There is some very light craquelure in the upper right. There is no restoration apparent when viewed under the UV light.

Colour:
The catalogue illustration is very accurate; although the overall tonality along the top edge and skyline tends towards slightly darker hues in the original work.

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Provenance:
Collection of the artist, Alexandria

Collection of Amina Niazi, Alexandria (gifted directly by the above)

Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2004