Samir Rafi (1926–2004) was an Egyptian modernist painter[1] who combined modern style with lines inspired from Ancient Egypt.
His pieces primarily represented modern Egypt and the surrounding region.
Samir Rafi participated to his first exhibition age 17, while he was a student of watercolour painter Shafiq Rizq.
He then pursued a doctorate at the Sorbonne University in Paris, where he was one of André Lhote's students.
[2][4] Rafi taught at the College of Fine Arts in Cairo and mounted exhibitions in Egypt.