TY  - BOOK
AU  - Abaza,Mona
AU  - Shafei,Sherwet
TI  - Twentieth-century Egyptian art: the private collection of Sherwet Shafei 
SN  - 9789774163944
U1  - 709.620904074 22
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Cairo, New York
PB  - The American University in Cairo Press
KW  - Shafei, Sherwet
KW  - Art, Egyptian
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Catalogs
KW  - BUEsh
KW  - Art
KW  - Private collections
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Cairo
KW  - ENGGEN
KW  - COMAME
KW  - November2019
KW  - Reading book
N2  - Egypt's modern art scene has been marked by many influential local and foreign painters. Mona Abaza retraces the highlights of the country's twentieth-century art world through the private collection of one of Cairo's most reputable private gallery owners, Sherwet Shafei. The 200 color reproductions of paintings from Sherwet Shafei's collection represent works from very early pioneers such as Mahmoud Saïd and Ragheb Ayad to later figures such as Hamed Nada and Youssef Sida. In a comprehensive introduction that examines the life and career of Sherwet Shafei and her pivotal role in promoting and creating a market for modern Egyptian art, the author also addresses the tendencies of emerging art collectors in Egypt's "blossoming" market, the burdens of forgery, and the impact of globalization on the art industry. This book serves as a repository of Egyptian cultural heritage by offering a rare viewing of a valuable collection that has yet to be displayed in its entirety
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