Riad Beyrouti
Riad Beyrouti ( Arabic ریاض بیروتي ; * May 6, 1944 in Damascus ; † November 4, 2019 in Honfleur ) was a Syrian painter . He lived in the French region of Lower Normandy since 1969 .
biography
Riad Beyrouti studied at the State University of Fine Arts in Damascus, where he specialized in making sculptures . In 1969 he moved to France and studied sculpture at the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris . At that time, César Baldaccini was in charge of the school's sculpture department.
He took part in various exhibitions in Caen and Honfleur .
Works (selection)
sculpture
Monochrome
Oil on canvas
Indian ink on cardboard
Sculptural work
- Plato , 1968
- Man and Time , 1968
Artistic work
- Indian ink on cardboard
- Oil on canvas
Pricing
On February 24, 1984 an ink on cardboard (54 × 58 cm) was bought by the region of Basse-Normandie for 7200 Frs.
Web links
Commons : Riad Beyrouti - Album with pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary
- ^ Salon des artistes bas-normands au Sépulcre , Ouest-France , Nov 1997 (French)
- ↑ Deuxième Exposition Européenne d'Art Vivant , Bulletin d'information municipale №8 de la ville de Honfleur, Jul 2010 (French)
- ^ Website of the "FRAC de Basse-Normandie" (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beyrouti, Riyadh |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ریاض بیروتي (Arabic) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Syrian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 6, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Damascus |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th November 2019 |
| Place of death | Honfleur |