About Wadie Mahdy

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    Wadie El Mahdy (1921).

    Born in Cairo, Egypt, Mahdy studied under Ricardo Roberti at the Italian Academy of Fine Arts, Cairo (1935-1939); and under Ahmed Sabry and Bikar Huessen at the Egyptian Academy of Fine Arts, Cairo (1940-1946).

    His work is influenced by Vuillard, Bonnard and Soutine.

    He came to Montreal, Quebec in 1966. Working in oil, his subjects include still life, streetscapes and figures in an impressionistic style.

    He worked as a painter and architectural draftsman for the Municipality of Cairo (1946-1964). His work is in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art, Cairo.


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