Amy Nimr (1898-1974), peintre en mouvement·s. La formation et l’œuvre d’une artiste égyptienne dans l’Europe de l’entre-deux-guerres
Amy Nimr, born in Cairo in 1898, was part of the first generation of female artists to participate in the development and diffusion of Egypt’s artistic modernity abroad. How did Nimr, as an Egyptian artist trained in Europe, navigate the obstacles of her native environment, her integration into Euro...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fra |
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Association Mnémosyne
2025-07-01
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| Series: | Genre & Histoire |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/genrehistoire/10800 |
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| Summary: | Amy Nimr, born in Cairo in 1898, was part of the first generation of female artists to participate in the development and diffusion of Egypt’s artistic modernity abroad. How did Nimr, as an Egyptian artist trained in Europe, navigate the obstacles of her native environment, her integration into European artistic networks and the cultural exchanges that shaped her work and its reception? This article first examines the impossibility for women to gain access to institutionalized art education in Egypt in the early twentieth century, highlighting the reasons that led Nimr to train in Europe. It then explores her apprenticeship in London and Paris, emphasizing the importance of her encounters with European artistic and intellectual figures. Finally, the analysis focuses on her traveling between Egypt and Europe and the recurring motifs in her work and its critical reception, highlighting the way in which Nimr inscribed her work in transnational networks. |
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| ISSN: | 2102-5886 |