Karim Bennani
Karim Bennani (2 January 1936 – 3 January 2023) was a Moroccan painter.
Karim Bennani
- Name
- Karim Bennani
- Born
- 2 January 1936
- Birthplace
- Fez, Morocco
- Died
- 3 January 2023
- Occupation
- Painter
- Education
- Beaux-Arts de Paris Académie Julian
- Nationality
- Morocco
- Languages
- French · Arabic
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Karim Bennani (2 January 1936 – 3 January 2023) was a Moroccan painter.
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Karim Bennani (1936–2023) was a draftsperson and painter and a national of Morocco. The draftsperson was born in Fez.
Karim Bennani studied at Académie Julian and Beaux-Arts de Paris. The draftsperson lived in Rabat. Languages used include Arabic and French.
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• Name — Karim Bennani • Born — 2 January 1936 • Birthplace — Fez, Morocco • Died — 3 January 2023 • Occupation — Painter • Education — Beaux-Arts de Paris Académie Julian
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Bennani was born in Fez on 2 January 1936. He initially pursued commercial studies before leaving in 1951 to attend the Académie des arts de Fès. In 1954, he enrolled in the Beaux-Arts de Paris and also studied at the Académie Julian. In 1957, he exhibited his works at the Galerie du Bac in Paris and was invited to the Biennale d'Alexandrie. In 1967, he exhibited at the Galerie Charpentier in Paris. Upon his return to Morocco, Bennani worked for the national tourist office and Royal Air Maroc. He was a founding member of the Association Marocaine des Arts Plastiques in 1972 and became its first president, serving until 2003. Karim Bennani died on 3 January 2023, one day after his 87th birthday.
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• Oil on canvas, untitled (1968)
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- 1.Sijelmassi, Mohamed. La peinture marocaine. Arthaud. 1972.
- 2.Bennani, Karim. Benezit Dictionary of Artists.
- 3.Rétrospective de l'œuvre de Karim Bennani. Le Matin. 11 February 2014.
- 4.Goldenberg, André. 1956-1986 : Trente ans de peinture marocaine [article]. Persée. 38. 1. 45–57. 1989. 10.3406/camed.1989.1769.
- 5.Karim Bennani quitte l'AMAP. Aujourd'hui Le Maroc. 2 September 2003.
- 6.Hamri, Salma. L'artiste peintre Karim Bennani tire sa révérence à l'âge de 87 ans. Le Desk. 3 January 2023.
- 7.Lot 51: D0559-98 Karim BENNANI (né en 1936) Sans titre, 1968 Huile. Le Figaro.
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