Wajih Nahlé

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Wajih Nahlé (in Arabic وجيه نحلة), (February 1, 1932[1] – February 21, 2017[2]), born in Beirut, Lebanon,[3][4][5] was a Lebanese postwar and contemporary master painter, calligrapher and sculpture who has created new and original forms of expression, a pioneer in his generation. He studied painting in the workshop of the Lebanese painter Moustafa Farroukh.[6] Nahlé's work shows an interest for the decorative aspect of calligraphy.[7]

Career[edit]

Wajih Nahle showed his work in more than sixty exhibitions, in Europe as in the arab world, and has received an honorary doctorate from the Lebanese American University in Beirut,[8] and is member of the French Association of international artists.[9]

fundador de la "Unión de Artistas Árabes", miembro de la Asociación Internacional de Artistas de Francia

Exhibitions[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Wajih Nahlé: rétrospective 1952–1977: lettres rebelles: |1re exposition à Paris, 6–28 octobre, Wally Findlay galleries (in French). Wally Findlay galleries. 1977.
  • The Islamic Art of Wajih Nahle – Retrospective Exhibition 1953–1978. Wally Findlay Galleries.
  • Parinaud, André; Rizk, Joseph Abou (1978). Wajih Nahle : Pour Un Nouveau Graphisme Arabe 1952–1977. Contemporary Art of Lebanon.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wajih Nahlé". September 3, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wajih Nahlé s'est éteint, Agenda Culturel". www.agendaculturel.com. Archived from the original on February 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Wajid Nahlé". Art in Lebanon. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  4. ^ "Internationally Acclaimed Artist Wajih Nahle to Present Painting Exhibition During the Arizona Fine Art EXPO Art Walk on Feb. 4". Business Wire. January 2005. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  5. ^ "Wajih Nahlé". One Fine Art. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  6. ^ Société française de promotion artistique (July 1977). Connaissance des arts (in French). p. 17. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
  7. ^ "Consultation collective sur les problèmes contemporains des arts arabes dans leurs relations socio-culturelles avec le monde arabe" (PDF) (in French). Unesco. December 1973: 8. Retrieved August 26, 2011. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. ^ "WAJIH NAHLE". Jesus & Mary School. Lebanon. 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "Art Wanson Gallery". www.artwansongallery.es. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  10. ^ Z, Z.Z. (October 20, 1999). "Expositions - Foire internationale d'art contemporain au Beirut Hall, jusqu'au 24 octobre "Artuel 99" : mille oeuvres de 160 artistes - Z. Z." L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  11. ^ "Une famille d'artistes libanais étonne Genève". L'Orient-Le Jour (in French). July 21, 2001. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  12. ^ ICAM (April 6, 2017). "Exposition d'artistes arabes contemporains à L'OMPI / WIPO Jusqu'au 20/04/2017 (2017-04-05)". Institut des cultures arabes et méditerranéennes (ICAM). Archived from the original on January 26, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

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