biography
Seif Wanly was born in 1906 in Alexandria, Egypt, into an aristocratic family of Turkish origin. Wanly was an Egyptian painter best known for his brilliantly colored depictions of street life in Egypt and performers on stage. He went on to study painting under the Italian artist Otorino Becchi
Today, his work can be found at the Seif and Adham Wanly Museum in Alexandria and the Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha.
Today, his work can be found at the Seif and Adham Wanly Museum in Alexandria and the Mathaf Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha.