Iraq. 1934 - 2004
Figure and commemorative sculpture, painting, teaching
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1928 Aley, Lebanon - 2005. Known for: Figurative, abstract painting.
Born in Aley, Mount Lebanon in 1928, Aref Rayess started his career as a self-taught artist. He lived in Africa for many years during which he traveled between Senegal and Paris. In Paris, he joined... Read full biography
Born in Aley, Mount Lebanon in 1928, Aref Rayess started his career as a self-taught artist. He lived in Africa for many years during which he traveled between Senegal and Paris. In Paris, he joined the studios of Fernand Léger, André Lhote, Marcelle Marso and Ossip Zadkine while studying at the... Read full biography
Born in Aley, Mount Lebanon in 1928, Aref Rayess started his career as a self-taught artist. He lived in Africa for many years during which he traveled between Senegal and Paris. In Paris, he joined the studios of Fernand Léger, André Lhote, Marcelle Marso and Ossip Zadkine while studying at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. In 1957, he returned to Lebanon, but left again for Florence in 1959 with a scholarship from the Italian government. From 1960 to 1963, he lived in Rome where he went on... Read full biography
Born in Aley, Mount Lebanon in 1928, Aref Rayess started his career as a self-taught artist. He lived in Africa for many years during which he traveled between Senegal and Paris. In Paris, he joined the studios of Fernand Léger, André Lhote, Marcelle Marso and Ossip Zadkine while studying at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. In 1957, he returned to Lebanon, but left again for Florence in 1959 with a scholarship from the Italian government. From 1960 to 1963, he lived in Rome where he went on studying and exhibiting. In 1963, he returned to Lebanon. Rayess output is so diverse and varied, it is impossible to attach his oeuvre to any given movement or artistic style. A complete and consummate artist, Rayess refused to be bounded by the... Read full biography
Born in Aley, Mount Lebanon in 1928, Aref Rayess started his career as a self-taught artist. He lived in Africa for many years during which he traveled between Senegal and Paris. In Paris, he joined the studios of Fernand Léger, André Lhote, Marcelle Marso and Ossip Zadkine while studying at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière. In 1957, he returned to Lebanon, but left again for Florence in 1959 with a scholarship from the Italian government. From 1960 to 1963, he lived in Rome where he went on studying and exhibiting. In 1963, he returned to Lebanon. Rayess output is so diverse and varied, it is impossible to attach his oeuvre to any given movement or artistic style. A complete and consummate artist, Rayess refused to be bounded by the structures of artistic classification, instead choosing to experiment, innovate, and pursue hi... Read full biography
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The Desert
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Untitled (Min Alaalm fi Tawr Alqamar - Of the World in the Moon Phase)
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