Georges Hanna SABBAGH (1887-1951). - Lot 158

Georges Hanna SABBAGH (1887-1951). Coastal view in Egypt. Oil on canvas board, signed lower left. Size : 42x60 cm. Born in Alexandria, an artist close to the Nabis, Sabbagh spent his career between Egypt and France. In Paris, he attended the Académie Ranson, where his teachers included Maurice DENIS (1870-1943), Paul SERUSIER (1864-1927) and Félix VALLOTTON (1865-1925). In 1920 and 1921, he exhibited with great success at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Indépendants. Supported by the greatest gallery owners of the twentieth century, he exhibited in Paris at Bernheim, Druet and Weill from 1920 to 1936, then at Galerie Motte in 1951. The Centre Pompidou conserves several of his works, including his 1925 "Nu à la vague" ("Nude with a Wave").