Farewell Salah Taher

Just from few seconds I knew that the famous Egyptian Painter Salah Taher "96 years old" had passed away tonight, tomorrow insh Allah will be the funeral. Taher had been sick for some time now and he was in hosiptal in the last couple of weeks ,the last time I read his name in the newspaper was that his health was going down

May Allah bless his soul

Salah El-Din Taher Mohammad was born in Cairo in the 12th of May 1911 in Abassia quarter,He graduated from the school of fine Arts in Egypt in year 1934 , and worked there as a professor there in year 1944 , he had worked in many important positions officially ,yet his real fame came not from his work as manager here and there ,but his work as painter

Taher is one of the most important painters Egypt knew in the modern time , he was an excellent painter may Allah bless his soul.He was very talented , he was very famous for his protaits which were very beautiful. His painting ,the original paintings are very expensvie . He had over 1000 painting in his long life

These are some of his sketchs that were shown in Zamalek Art Gallery last year

Here you are with his painting

"Light and Shapes"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Taher was known as the painters of Presidents and Kings as he painted the protaits of the guests of Egypt from Kings and presidents and other famous people like President Anwar Sadaat and Om Kalthoum.

Unfortunately I can't find anything online for his famous protaits but insh Allah I post them as soon my hand find them

May Allah bless his soul tonight , please pray for him ,if you are Muslim then you know what to do read the Fataha

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