Live Auction 7936Modern and Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art Part II
Georges Bahgory (Egyptian, b. 1932)
Lot 242

Georges Bahgory (Egyptian, b. 1932)

The Egyptian Warrior

Closed26 October 2011

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Georges Bahgory (Egyptian, b. 1932)
The Egyptian Warrior
signed and dated 'BAHGORY 1967' and signed again in Arabic (lower left); signed, dated and inscribed 'BAHGORY Caire 1967' and signed again twice and titled in Arabic (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
53 3/8 x 47 5/8in. (135.5 x 121.1cm.)
Painted in 1967

Specialist note

Georges Bahgory produced the painting right after the war of 1967 (El -Nakssah) when people were feeling very depressed about the loss of the war. He dedicated the paintings to the people of Egypt in hopes of lifting their spirits and giving them inspiration. Through this painting he was also paying homage to the bravery of the Egyptian soldiers who fought very heroically during the war.