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          Chapter 4 examines instances when the leading painters of the period, Moustafa Farroukh ( ), Omar Onsi (), and César Gemayel ().

          Moustafa Farroukh (Lebanon, ) Damascus: The Foot of Mount Qassioun: Mouhajirin Quarter oil on canvas, framed executed in 53 x 64cm (20 7/8....

          Moustafa Farroukh

          Moustafa Farroukh (Arabic: مصطفى فروخ; 1901 – 1957) was one of Lebanon's most prominent painters of the 20th century.

          During his famed career, Farroukh produced over 2000 paintings most of which were acquired by collectors both in Lebanon and abroad. He also wrote five books including a biography.

          Moustafa Farroukh (Lebanon, ) Portrait of a Druze Lady oil on canvas, framed signed and dated (lower left), executed in 34 x 50cm (13 3/8 x

        1. Moustafa Farroukh (Lebanon, ) Portrait of a Druze Lady oil on canvas, framed signed and dated (lower left), executed in 34 x 50cm (13 3/8 x
        2. A biography and a tale.
        3. Moustafa Farroukh (Lebanon, ) Damascus: The Foot of Mount Qassioun: Mouhajirin Quarter oil on canvas, framed executed in 53 x 64cm (20 7/8.
        4. Onsi, Aouad, Moustafa Farroukh, Basbous brothers and others.
        5. She later attended art classes with the painter Moustafa Farroukh at the American University of Beirut (AUB) while pursuing a degree in philosophy.

          6. Career

          He was formally trained in Rome and graduated in 1927 from Rome's Royal College of Fine Arts. He proceeded to Paris and continued further studies under the guidance of Paul Émile Chabas, the president of the Society of French Artists and many other French artists.

          Over his prosperous career, he exhibited in venues from Paris, Venice, New York City and Beirut. In his Studio in Beirut, he established a permanent exhibition of his artwork in 1932.

          His work was applauded for its representation of real life in Lebanon in pictures of the country, its people and its customs.

          He travelled through Spain in the early 1930s where his appreciation of Arabic a