Adham Wanly ( ar, إبراهيم أدهم إسماعيل محمد وانلي) (25 February 1908 in

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria ...

, Egypt – 20 December 1959) was an Alexandrian

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

who learnt in the

atelier An atelier () is the private workshop or studio of a professional artist in the fine or decorative arts or an architect, where a principal master and a number of assistants, students, and apprentices can work together producing fine art or v ...

of the Italian Otorino Becchi 1932, then set up his own atelier with his brother

Seif Wanly Mohammed Seif al-Din Wanly ( ar, محمد سيف الدين اسماعيل محمد وانلي), most commonly referred to simply as Seif Wanly () (March 31, 1906 – February 15, 1979) was an Egyptian painter. Early life and career Wanly was ...

, and participated in many local and international exhibitions, especially Venice, São Paulo (Brasil), Alexandria Biennale.

Works

The Museum of Modern Art in Alexandria displays many of his paintings. The artist is mostly famous for recording the life of the theater and circus. He specialized in the ballet and opera that is featured in the Cairo Opera House and the Theatre Mohamed Ali in Alexandria. The paintings render the stage lights and movements of the people involved and he is able to express the light and agility in various ways. He had a talent in caricature in which he used in mockery of himself and the people of his time. There is now a museum in his memory.

Personal life

His brother was the painter

; they were from an Alexandrian family, his mother was Egyptian and his dad was partial Turkish via his late great-grandfather.

References

1908 births 1959 deaths People from Alexandria Italian male painters Italian people of Egyptian descent Egyptian people of Turkish descent 20th-century Egyptian painters Egyptian painters {{Egypt-painter-stub