Painter Yvette Achkar (1928-2024). (Credit: Photo from her Facebook profile)
The painter Yvette Achkar has died. Achkar was one of the leading figures in abstraction in Lebanon.
Born in Sao Paulo in 1928, she lived and worked in Lebanon. A twin, she was the second-to-last of nine children.
Achkar was also a professor at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA) and the Lebanese University. She was the wife of John Sargologo and later of Zavan Hampartzoumian. She was known for her frail figure, her short-cropped hair and the cigarette that rarely left her lips.
Asked about her definition of painting in an interview with L'Orient-Le Jour in 2018, the painter confided, "It's a delicious moment, when you're alone listening to yourself."
This article was originally published in French in L'Orient-Le Jour.
The painter Yvette Achkar has died. Achkar was one of the leading figures in abstraction in Lebanon.
Born in Sao Paulo in 1928, she lived and worked in Lebanon. A twin, she was the second-to-last of nine children.
Achkar was also a professor at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA) and the Lebanese University. She was the wife of John Sargologo and later of Zavan Hampartzoumian. She was known for her frail figure, her short-cropped hair and the cigarette that rarely left her lips.
Asked about her definition of painting in an interview with L'Orient-Le Jour in 2018, the painter confided, "It's a delicious moment, when you're alone listening to yourself."
This article was originally published in French in L'Orient-Le Jour.
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