MAHMOUD SAID | EID AL ADHA

MAHMOUD SAID
1897-1964
Egyptian
EID AL ADHA

oil on board
14 by 24cm.; 5½ by 9½in.
Executed circa 1917.

Condition Report:
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. There is some paint loss on the bottom centre edge and some very faint stains (possibly the discolouration of varnish) on the lower left edge, both only visible upon closer inspection. There is no restoration apparent when viewed under the UV light.

Colour:
The catalogue illustration is accurate; although there is less contrast and less texture with more uniformity of tonalities in the original work. The overall tonality is also softer, a bit darker and smoother in the original work.

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Provenance:
Collection of Youssef Pasha Zulficar, Alexandria

Collection of Mohamed Saïd Zulficar, Alexandria (by descent from the above)

Collection of Aly Zulficar, Alexandria (by descent from the above)

Private Collection, Alexandria (by descent from the above)

Christie's, Dubai, Modern and Contemporary Art, 18 March 2017, Lot 21

Private Collection, UAE (acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2017)