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1924 Rachana, Lebanon - 2006 Lebanon. Known for: Abstract geometric sculpture, often nude female figurative.
Alfred Basbous Alfred Basbous (28 December 1924–1 January 2006) was a Lebanese modernist artist and sculptor. His works are often abstract or figurative variations on the female body, notable for... Read full biography
Alfred Basbous Alfred Basbous (28 December 1924–1 January 2006) was a Lebanese modernist artist and sculptor. His works are often abstract or figurative variations on the female body, notable for their fluidity of form. Drawing from a diverse range of sources, including works by Henry Moore, Jean... Read full biography
Alfred Basbous Alfred Basbous (28 December 1924–1 January 2006) was a Lebanese modernist artist and sculptor. His works are often abstract or figurative variations on the female body, notable for their fluidity of form. Drawing from a diverse range of sources, including works by Henry Moore, Jean Arp, and Constantin Brancusi, Basbous worked with marble, bronze, and stone to express what he saw as the simple essence of the human form, divesting it any embellishments he considered frivolous or... Read full biography
Alfred Basbous Alfred Basbous (28 December 1924–1 January 2006) was a Lebanese modernist artist and sculptor. His works are often abstract or figurative variations on the female body, notable for their fluidity of form. Drawing from a diverse range of sources, including works by Henry Moore, Jean Arp, and Constantin Brancusi, Basbous worked with marble, bronze, and stone to express what he saw as the simple essence of the human form, divesting it any embellishments he considered frivolous or meaningless. His works also display the influence of Phoenician culture, Lebanese folk art, and Christian Maronite Church iconography. Basbous was born in the village of Rachana, Lebanon, the son of a Christian cleric. After a period working as a mason... Read full biography
Alfred Basbous Alfred Basbous (28 December 1924–1 January 2006) was a Lebanese modernist artist and sculptor. His works are often abstract or figurative variations on the female body, notable for their fluidity of form. Drawing from a diverse range of sources, including works by Henry Moore, Jean Arp, and Constantin Brancusi, Basbous worked with marble, bronze, and stone to express what he saw as the simple essence of the human form, divesting it any embellishments he considered frivolous or meaningless. His works also display the influence of Phoenician culture, Lebanese folk art, and Christian Maronite Church iconography. Basbous was born in the village of Rachana, Lebanon, the son of a Christian cleric. After a period working as a mason for a railroad company, he began carving sculptures depicting birds, reptiles, and the female nude, which was to become a recurring them... Read full biography
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Alfred Basbous Alfred Basbous (28 December 1924–1 January 2006) was a Lebanese modernist artist and sculptor. His works are often abstract or figurative variations on the female body, notable for their fluidity of form.
Drawing from a diverse range of sources, including works by Henry Moore, Jean Arp, and Constantin Brancusi, Basbous worked with marble, bronze, and stone to express what he saw as the simple essence of the human form, divesting it any embellishments he considered frivolous or meaningless. His works also display the influence of Phoenician culture, Lebanese folk art, and Christian Maronite Church iconography.
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