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(Painter) Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid was a pioneering Turkish artist celebrated for her large-scale abstract paintings featuring kaleidoscopic patterns. She was among the first women to attend art school in Istanbul and emerged as a leading figure in the avant-garde art scenes of 1940s Istanbul and post-war Paris. Zeid's artwork has been showcased in prestigious institutions globally, such as the Institute of Contemporary Art in 1954 and in a major retrospective at Tate Modern in 2017. Her pieces have commanded significant prices at auctions, cementing her status as one of the greatest female artists of the 20th century.
