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Born 1932 Luxor, Egypt. Known for: Painting, sculpture, caricatures, political cartoons.
George Abdel Masih Al Bahgoury or George Bahgoury (b. 1932) . He is an Egyptian-French artist. An accomplished painter and sculptor, he is most famous as a caricaturist and political cartoonist.... Read full biography
George Abdel Masih Al Bahgoury or George Bahgoury (b. 1932) . He is an Egyptian-French artist. An accomplished painter and sculptor, he is most famous as a caricaturist and political cartoonist. Bahgoury was born into a Coptic Christian family in Luxor, Upper Egypt in 1932. In 1955, he studied... Read full biography
George Abdel Masih Al Bahgoury or George Bahgoury (b. 1932) . He is an Egyptian-French artist. An accomplished painter and sculptor, he is most famous as a caricaturist and political cartoonist. Bahgoury was born into a Coptic Christian family in Luxor, Upper Egypt in 1932. In 1955, he studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Zamalek, Cairo, under the guidance of the Egyptian artist Hussein Bikar. In 1970, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris. His 30 year stay in Paris refined... Read full biography
George Abdel Masih Al Bahgoury or George Bahgoury (b. 1932) . He is an Egyptian-French artist. An accomplished painter and sculptor, he is most famous as a caricaturist and political cartoonist. Bahgoury was born into a Coptic Christian family in Luxor, Upper Egypt in 1932. In 1955, he studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Zamalek, Cairo, under the guidance of the Egyptian artist Hussein Bikar. In 1970, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris. His 30 year stay in Paris refined his talent in drawing, engraving, painting, sculpture, marionette art, novel writing, cinema and criticism. Upon a special invitation from the Society of Art Lovers in Paris, his works were selected to represent the Egyptian Pavilion at the Louvre... Read full biography
George Abdel Masih Al Bahgoury or George Bahgoury (b. 1932) . He is an Egyptian-French artist. An accomplished painter and sculptor, he is most famous as a caricaturist and political cartoonist. Bahgoury was born into a Coptic Christian family in Luxor, Upper Egypt in 1932. In 1955, he studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Zamalek, Cairo, under the guidance of the Egyptian artist Hussein Bikar. In 1970, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris. His 30 year stay in Paris refined his talent in drawing, engraving, painting, sculpture, marionette art, novel writing, cinema and criticism. Upon a special invitation from the Society of Art Lovers in Paris, his works were selected to represent the Egyptian Pavilion at the Louvre Museum in 1999. Georges Bahgory is one of Egypt's most renowned contemporary artists. Wid... Read full biography
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George Abdel Masih Al Bahgoury or George Bahgoury (b. 1932)
He is an Egyptian-French artist. An accomplished painter and sculptor, he is most famous as a caricaturist and political cartoonist.
Bahgoury was born into a Coptic Christian family in Luxor, Upper Egypt in 1932. In 1955, he studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Zamalek, Cairo, under the guidance of the Egyptian artist Hussein Bikar. In 1970, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris.
His 30 year stay in Paris refined his talent in drawing, engraving, painting, sculpture, marionette art, novel writing, cinema and criticism. Upon a special invitation from the Society of Art Lovers in Paris, his works were selected t...But wait, there's more...
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