The exhibition is part of the celebration organized by “Picasso East Foundation for Culture and Arts” to Celebrate the 85th anniversary of the birth of the great artist George Bahgoury. The celebration includes a signing event for the first copies of the artist’s book “Egyptian Icon,” inaugurated by artist Farouk Hosny, with the participation of Dr. Ashraf Reda, Dr. Ibrahim Ghazala, and Louis Greiss, along with a host of artistic, cultural, and journalistic personalities.
The exhibition features about 50 artworks representing various stages of the artist’s career, both old and modern. This includes a collection of paintings depicting Egyptian street life, cafés, music, horses, and traditional dance (tanoura). It also showcases unique paintings of the “Star of the East,” Umm Kulthum, who has inspired Bahgoury.