Marwan Kassab-Bachi
Marwan Kassab-Bachi | |
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Marwan in 2012 | |
| Born | 1934 Damascus, Syria |
| Died | 23 October 2016 (aged 81–82) Berlin, Germany |
| Other names | Marwan |
Marwan Kassab-Bachi (Arabic: مروان قصاب باشي; commonly known as Marwan; 1934–2016) was a Syrian painter. Born in Damascus, he first studied at Damascus University[1] before moving to Berlin, Germany, where he enrolled in the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar. He stayed there for most of his life, and was appointed full professor in 1980.[2][3]
Marwan's work can be found in public collections worldwide, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Tate Modern and British Museum in London, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, among others.[4]
References
- ^ "Marwan Kassab Bachi". Atassi Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Marwan Kassab-Bachi - Artists". Dalloul Art Foundation. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ Tyson, Janet (4 December 2015). "Saturnine Portraits Somewhere Between Damascus and Berlin". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ https://www.atassifoundation.com/artists/marwan-kassab-bachi
Further reading
- Habash, Iskandar. "Unpublished Munif Interview: Crisis in the Arab World – Oil, Political Islam, and Dictatorship". Al Jadid. 9 (45). Translated by Chalala, Elie.
- Marwan Kassab-Bachi by Omar Kholeif
- Modern Art (from the Middle East)
External links
Media related to Marwan Kassab-Bachi at Wikimedia Commons