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I have a large painting by a well known Canadian artist: Wadie El Mahdy (1921-2001). It is a still life which combines oriental and modern French expressionistic and semi-abstract influences. It was executed in bold brush strokes and vivid colors. To add texture to the painting the artist applied a sponge to the wet paint in certain areas. The painting comes from one of the best art galleries in Canada.

Asking price: $1200.00

Particulars:

Medium: Oil on Board
Size: 24.5”x32.25” (image); 30”x38.5” (frame)
Subject: Still life – Arrangement of Two Oriental Jugs with One Cup, Fruit and Butter Knife on Table
Date: 1969
Signature: Signed and dated ’69 lower right.
Provenance: Dominion Gallery, Montreal (markings on the reverse)
Condition: very good. No damage to paint is apparent.
Framing: Substantial well carved frame in antique gold color.

Artist Biography
Wadie El Mahdy was born in Cairo, Egypt October 20th, 1921. In 1939 he graduated from the Italian Academy of Fine Arts in the Leonardo da Vinci School in Cairo. During 1940-46 he attended the Egyptian Academy of Fine Arts in Cairo. In 1962 Mahdy became Professor of Fine Arts, teaching drawing and painting at the Lycee Le Liberte in Cairo. During 1963-1966 he was the Director of the Liberty Art Gallery and the Mohamad Mahmoud Museum in Cairo. He immigrated to Canada in 1966 and served as Professor in the art department of the Universities of Quebec and Montreal. Mahdy had a long association with the Dominion Gallery in Montreal which represented his work (1967-1975). He exhibited his work around the world. His work is represented in several public galleries e.g.: The Museum of Modern Art, Cairo; The Art Museum of Edmonton, Alberta; The Art Museum of Hamilton, Ontario; The Victoria Art Gallery, British Colombia. His work is rooted deeply in Egyptian and Oriental arts. After coming to Canada he was sent to Paris to study art by Dr. Max Stern (owner of the Dominion Gallery, Montreal). It was there that he managed to compound his oriental background with the latest trends of modern expressionistic and semi-abstract schools. He died in Canada in 2001.

Some of his Exhibitions:
1939-1965 - Exhibited annually in the Salon Exhibitions in Cairo.
1949 - UNESCO exhibition, Beirut, Lebanon.
1952- One-man show Ghalion Gallery, Cairo.
1952 - Egyptian and Italian Exhibition, Cairo.
1962 - United Arab Republic and United States, Educational Exchange Commission, Fulbright
Committee, Cairo, arranged a one-man show in Cairo.
1964 - One-man Exhibition Dominion Gallery, Montreal, Canada.
1969-1973 – One-man Exhibition Dominion Gallery, Montreal
1975- One-man exhibition Kastel Gallery, Montreal
1984- One –Man exhibition, Concourse Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
1989- One –Man exhibition, Art Gallery of Cambridge, Cambridge Ontario
1993- One –Man exhibition, Cairo Opera Gallery, Cairo

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