THE POLITICAL COMEDY | Alexander Saroukhan (1898-1977)

10 – 30 April 2016

Al Masar Gallery | The Art Lounge is pleased to present the first the solo exhibition ever seen by late Pioneer Artist & cartoonist Alexander Saroukhan, tiled “The Political Comedy …

ALEXANDER SAROUKHAN (1898 – 1977) is considered the pioneer Late Artist & cartoonist in Egypt, showcasing drawings and masterpieces of his Divine watercolors on political scene in Egypt which has never been exhibited ever before. .we are pleased to announce to the Art Collectors, Scholars, Art Community, and the Admirers of 20^th Century Egyptian Modern art, that access to the artist private collection of drawings is available to their review at the Artist Solo Exhibition which highlights the history and revival of caricatures in Egypt as an important segment of Alexander Saroukhan’s Global life.

The Exhibition highlights the diversity of his unique “caricatures” drawings, through the first solo exhibition ever seen for the artist, which Al Masar Gallery is pleased to feature at the Art scene in Egypt, especially when he published some of some of his caricature drawings in newspapers and magazine, and most importantly “Jafruc” comic-satirical magazine.

Alexander had a very long trip in art, show his unique works of art since he came to Egypt in 1924. His caricature works were published in a lot of Egyptian newspapers and Magazines like ”Aakher Sa’a , Akhbar el youm and Rose Al Youssef”. Saroukhan Also issued two books of political comics most notably was “This war” 1945on the World War II. Saroukhan gave a lot to the Political Criticism Art until he passed-away in 1977.

Al Masar gallery is the agent of the late Artist Estate.

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