painters

Amine el Bacha

Artist Painter

Born 1932

A brief CV in English

Born in Beirut, Amine el Bacha studied at Alba from 1954 until 1957. He has traveled extensively throughout Europe, France, Holland, Italy, and Spain.

He participated in many group exhibitions including the Biennales of Paris (1959) and Alexandria (1962), the Sixth Biennale de Conches, France (1965), the Salon des Réalités Nouvelles at the Musée d'Art Moderne, Paris (1966, 1985), and Galerie Faris, Paris (1979) and many others.

His one-man shows include the French Cultural Centre exhibition, Beirut (1950); Dar el Fan, Beirut (1968, 1980); Sultan Gallery, Kuwait (1973, 1974, 1976, 1985); Huesco Museum of Fine Arts, Spain (1975); the Jordan National Gallery, Amman (1980); Galerie Faris, Paris (1981) and the Salon of the Sursock Museum, Beirut (1984).

Amine el Bacha has won several prizes, the Prize of the French Embassy at the Autumn Salon, Beirut (1958), the Lebanese Ministry of National Education Award (1959) and the Gold Medal of the Citta Eterna Prize, Rome (1976). He was also awarded the title Il Premio Internazionale d'Arte, Ottorino d'Argento (1976).

He lived in Beirut.

He passed away in February 2019

Featured Works

 Atelier du peintre
Atelier du peintre
 
 Adam et Eve
Adam et Eve
 
 Assiette de Fruits, 50 x 46 cm, Collection Naji Skaff
Assiette de Fruits, 50 x 46 cm, Collection Naji Skaff
 
 Composition - Ink, 28 x 35 cm, Collection Rifaat Tarabay
Composition - Ink, 28 x 35 cm, Collection Rifaat Tarabay
 
 Composition in Blue, 1981, oil on canvas, 76 x 76 cm, Collection Ramzi Saidi
Composition in Blue, 1981, oil on canvas, 76 x 76 cm, Collection Ramzi Saidi
 
 The Fortune Teller, 1958
The Fortune Teller, 1958
 
 Fruits 20 x 25 cm, oil on canvas, Collection Ramzi Saidi
Fruits 20 x 25 cm, oil on canvas, Collection Ramzi Saidi
 
 La rue - Ink, 50 x 40 cm, Collection Rifaat Tarabay
La rue - Ink, 50 x 40 cm, Collection Rifaat Tarabay
 
 Lumière du midi
Lumière du midi
 
 Orange - 22 x 25 cm, oil on canvas, Collection Ramzi Saidi
Orange - 22 x 25 cm, oil on canvas, Collection Ramzi Saidi
 
 La fête de la mer - Sea festival 150 x 100 cm, 1971
La fête de la mer - Sea festival 150 x 100 cm, 1971
 
 La Rencontre
La Rencontre
 
 Amine el Bacha painting for sale 62x32 cm
Amine el Bacha painting for sale 62x32 cm
 
 Amine El Bacha, Acrylique sur Canson, 34 x 46cm, 1994
Amine El Bacha, Acrylique sur Canson, 34 x 46cm, 1994
 
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