Abdallah Benanteur (Algeria, born 1931) Le Chant du pré

Abdallah Benanteur (Algeria, born 1931) Le Chant du pré oil on canvas signed (lower right), signed, dated and titled on the verso, executed in 1985 60 x 120cm (23 5/8 x 47 1/4in). Footnotes: Provenance : Property from a private collection, Paris Christie's, Modern & Contemporary Middle Eastern Art Auction, Dubai 26 October 2011 Acquired from the above by the present owner Born in 1931 in Mostaghanem, Abdallah Benanteur was brought up in an Algerian family and cultural environment, specifically enthralled by writing and illuminated manuscripts, by mystic Muslim poetry, by Andalusian music and songs. In 1953, he settled down in Paris, which he transformed into his own capital of life and creativity. Abdallah Benanteur passed away on 31 December 2017, at Ivry sur Seine, France. Impregnated by the Arab culture from his native Algeria, by the great European painting in museums across France and Europe, by the graphic arts and manuscripts from Europe, the East and the Far East, inspired by the poets from around the world, he managed to create his own personal and sublime works, producing lyrical landscapes infused with the light of his Mediterranean homeland and that of his adopted Brittany, as well as a transcendental light that transforms the memory's landscapes in a paradise peopled by his beloved 'chosen' ones' This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com