FATIMA HASSAN EL FAROUJ (MOROCCAN 1945-2011)

LA FETE signed and dated in Arabic and English FH / 80 F.H lower centre oil on canvas 38 x 45cm; 15 x 17 3/4in 48 x 65cm; 18 3/4in x 251/2in Sold with a Certificate of Authenticity from Mazad & Art, Tangier Property from a Private Collection, London Provenance Acquired from Mazad & Art, Tangier Born in 1945 in Tetouan, Morocco, Fatima El-Farouj was a self-taught artist introduced to painting by her husband, the painter Hassan El-Farouj. In the 1960s, she started developing her exclusive style. Living and working in Rabat, she worked as a seamstress and transferred the skills she had gained in embroidery, sewing, and henna tattoo onto her canvases. Her free expression and naïve style evoke her craft, revealing an imaginary, joyous, universe full of vivid colours and symbols. Depicting genre scenes, landscapes, local customs, and celebration, they invite the viewer on a journey or even a dream where the Morocco and African aspects are omnipresent. Together with Chaibia Tallal, she is regarded as one of the most talented Moroccan female artists of her generation. Her works can be found in important international collections, including that the of Dalloul Art Foundation, Beirut.LA FETE signed and dated in Arabic and English FH / 80 F.H lower centre oil on canvas 38 x 45cm; 15 x 17 3/4in 48 x 65cm; 18 3/4in x 251/2in Sold with a Certificate of Authenticity from Mazad & Art, Tangier Property from a Private Collection, London Provenance Acquired from Mazad & Art, Tangier Born in 1945 in Tetouan, Morocco, Fatima El-Farouj was a self-taught artist introduced to painting by her husband, the painter Hassan El-Farouj. In the 1960s, she started developing her exclusive style. Living and working in Rabat, she worked as a seamstress and transferred the skills she had gained in embroidery, sewing, and henna tattoo onto her canvases. Her free expression and naïve style evoke her craft, revealing an imaginary, joyous, universe full of vivid colours and symbols. Depicting genre scenes, landscapes, local customs, and celebration, they invite the viewer on a journey or even a dream where the Morocco and African aspects are omnipresent. Together with Chaibia Tallal, she is regarded as one of the most talented Moroccan female artists of her generation. Her works can be found in important international collections, including that the of Dalloul Art Foundation, Beirut.