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Anne Saïd, née Cobham, (19 August 1914 – 1995) was an English painter and draughtsman, particularly notable for her depictions of natural forms, sometimes in realistic compositions.[1][2][3]
Born in Hook, Hampshire, Anne studied at Queen’s College, London from 1925 to 1930, and then briefly in Paris under Amédée Ozenfant, designing textiles to pay for her studies.[3][4] She moved to Egypt in 1941, where she taught with her husband Hamed Saïd until 1955. After returning to England, and divorcing her husband shortly afterwards, she exhibited at the New Art Gallery and elsewhere, and had her first solo show at the Beaux Arts Gallery in 1957.[1][4]
Anne settled in Wiltshire in 1961, where she began to produce a new body of work reflecting the English countryside, featuring tree roots, clouds, birds and woodland scenes.[1][4]
