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  • I dreamed that... - Chafic Abboud 1977 - Oil on canvas - 64x51 in.
  • I dreamed that... - Chafic Abboud 1977 - Oil on canvas - 64x51 in.
  • The Girls - Chafic Abboud 2000 - Oil on canvas - 49x49 in.
  • The Girls - Chafic Abboud 2000 - Oil on canvas - 49x49 in.
  • Foreword - Chafic Abboud 1977 - Oil on canvas - 51x64 in.
  • Foreword - Chafic Abboud 1977 - Oil on canvas - 51x64 in.
  • Chafic Abboud portrait 1969
  • Chafic Abboud portrait 1969
  • Widad's Dress - Chafic Abboud 1984 - Oil on canvas - 57x28 in.
  • Crazy People - Chafic Abboud 1950 - Oil on board - 21x28 in.
  • Crazy People - Chafic Abboud 1950 - Oil on board - 21x28 in.
  • Crazy People - Chafic Abboud 1950 - Oil on board - 21x28 in.
  • Untitled - Chafic Abboud 1964 - Oil on canvas - 37x79 in.
  • Untitled - Chafic Abboud 1964 - Oil on canvas - 37x79 in.
  • Untitled - Chafic Abboud 1964 - Oil on canvas - 37x79 in.
  • Untitled - Chafic Abboud 1964 - Oil on canvas - 37x79 in.
  • The Feast - Chafic Abboud 2002 - Oil on canvas - 43x41 in.
  • The Feast - Chafic Abboud 2002 - Oil on canvas - 43x41 in.
  • Untitled - Chafic Abboud 1971 - Oil on canvas - 45x58 in.
  • Untitled - Chafic Abboud 1971 - Oil on canvas - 45x58 in.
  • Untitled - Chafic Abboud 1971 - Oil on canvas - 45x58 in.
  • Untitled - Chafic Abboud 1952 - Oil on cardboard - 12x16 in.
  • Untitled - Chafic Abboud 1952 - Oil on cardboard - 12x16 in.
  • The little Fugue - Chafic Abboud 1991 - Oil on canvas - 40x40 in.
  • The little Fugue - Chafic Abboud 1991 - Oil on canvas - 40x40 in.
  • Untitled - Chafic Abboud 1977 - Oil on canvas - 47x51 in.
  • Untitled - Chafic Abboud 1977 - Oil on canvas - 47x51 in.
  • Untitled - Chafic Abboud 1977 - Oil on canvas - 47x51 in.
  • The Dovecotes of Egypt - Chafic Abboud 1963 - Tempera on cardboard - 10x17 in.
  • The Dovecotes of Egypt - Chafic Abboud 1963 - Tempera on cardboard - 10x17 in.
  • The Dovecotes of Egypt - Chafic Abboud 1963 - Tempera on cardboard - 10x17 in.
  • Infantine - Chafic Abboud 1964 - Oil on canvas - 40x40 in.
  • Infantine - Chafic Abboud 1964 - Oil on canvas - 40x40 in.
  • Composition - Chafic Abboud 1958 - Oil on board - 51x51 in.
  • Composition - Chafic Abboud 1958 - Oil on board - 51x51 in.
  • The Dress of Montsouris - Chafic Abboud 1997 - Oil on canvas - 52x57 in.
  • The Dress of Montsouris - Chafic Abboud 1997 - Oil on canvas - 52x57 in.
It was about time that Paris finally dedicates a retrospective exhibition to Shafic Abboud, the foremost Lebanese and Arab painter of the second half of the 20th century.
Shafic Abboud’s paintings are a manifesto for freedom, colour, light and joy, as well as being a permanent bridge between the art scenes of France and Lebanon and that of Lebanon and the Middle East. Both Lebanese and Parisian, Shafic Abboud was very attached to Lebanon, to its landscapes, its light and his own childhood memories. With respect to his own wish, it was important that his first retrospective be held in Paris, the city which he had loved, which had welcomed him and recognised his talent.
The exhibition will shed light on Shafic Abboud’s paintings, comprising of more than 190 works of various sizes, dating from all his periods (1948-2003) and coming from many different provenances.
Shafic ABBOUD Retrospective - Institut du Monde Arabe - 22 march to 28 august 2011 - 1, rue des Fossés-Saint-Bernard - 75005 Paris www.imarabe.org
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