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Riad Beyrouti

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Riad Beyrouti in 2006

Riad Beyrouti (Arabic: ریاض بیروتي; born 6 May 1944 in Damascus – died 4 November 2019 in Honfleur, France) was a Syrian painter. He lived in Lower Normandy from 1969 until his death.

Biography

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Riad Beyrouti graduated from the Damascus National School of Fine Arts, where he had majored in sculpture. He moved to France in 1969 and attended l'École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, majoring in sculpture. César Baldaccini was in charge of the sculpture department at that time.

Beyrouti took part in various exhibitions in Caen[1] and Honfleur.[2]

Works

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Sculpture

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  • Platon, 1968
  • Man And Time, 1968

Painting

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  • Ink painting
  • Oil painting

Pricing

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An ink painting on paper (54x58 cm) was acquired by the Lower Normandy region on 24 February 1984 at the price of 7200 Frs.[3]

References

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  1. ^ (in French)Salon des artistes bas-normands au Sépulcre, Ouest-France, Nov 1997
  2. ^ (in French)Deuxième Exposition Européenne d'Art Vivant, Bulletin d'information municipale №8 de la ville de Honfleur, Jul 2010
  3. ^ (in French)Web Site of the "FRAC de Basse-Normandie"
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