11 Facts About Moustafa Farroukh

Moustafa Farroukh was one of Lebanon's most prominent painters of the 20th century.

Moustafa Farroukh was formally trained in Rome and graduated in 1927 from Rome's Royal College of Fine Arts.

Moustafa Farroukh proceeded to Paris and continued further studies under the guidance of Paul Emile Chabas, the president of the Society of French Artists and many other French artists.

Moustafa Farroukh's work was applauded for its representation of real life in Lebanon in pictures of the country, its people and its customs.

Moustafa Farroukh travelled through Spain in the early 1930s where his appreciation of Arabic art and architecture had a long-lasting effect on his artistic touch.

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Moustafa Farroukh produced several paintings representing the Arab legacy in Spain.

Moustafa Farroukh became highly regarded as a Lebanese national painter at a time when Lebanon was asserting its political independence.

Moustafa Farroukh's art captured the spirit and character of the Lebanese people and he became recognized as the outstanding Lebanese painter of his generation.

In 1950, as a tribute to his work, Moustafa Farroukh's name was chosen for listing in Benezit, the world's renowned collection for bibliographical art reference.

Moustafa Farroukh wrote five books and taught art at the American University of Beirut and lectured in various academies.

Moustafa Farroukh joined the group of philosophers, thinkers, and men and women of literature who lectured in the renowned "Al Nadwa" gatherings or "Le Cenacle Libanais".