The owners of the Giralda bar in Seville took advantage of the period of confinement and cessation of activities due to Covid-19 to carry out renovation work. That’s when they made an unexpected discovery: a 12th century Islamic bath in Spain and Portugal, preserved with a unique full decoration.
The painting painted by former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill is attracting curiosity and arousing desires among potential buyers. A few days before the auction scheduled for March 1, experts say that "the Koutoubia tower could break a sales record and exceed the $3.5 million mark.
"Mosque of Marrakesh", that’s the name of this other painting by Winston Churchill, auctioned by Christie’s in London. Given to American President Franklin D. Roosevelt, this painting bought back by the famous American actress Angelina Jolie, reveals the image of the mosque in the 12th century, with in the background a sunset and the Atlas mountains.
The "Moroccan Winter" sales session organized at the La Mamounia hotel in Marrakech in a live link with Paris by Artcurial Maroc, recorded a great performance. The session resulted in 34 million MAD (MDH) / 3.17 M€ including fees, Artcurial announced in a press release.
More than fifty years after his death, a canvas by Sir Winston Churchill, former British Prime Minister, will be offered at auction. The painting is called "Scene at Marrakech" and the auction will be handled by Christie’s, as part of the "The Modern British Art Evening" sale scheduled for next March.
King Mohammed VI offered a precious gift to the Cuban painter, Michel Mirabal. Deeply touched by this gesture, the conceptual artist posted a message of thanks on his Facebook account.
Three works that Hassan II had offered to the Moroccan Parliament seem to have disappeared. This is the finding made during the organization of the exhibition dedicated to the painter Fouad Bellamine at the Mohammed VI Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMVI) in Rabat .
The world of modern art in Morocco and far beyond loses one of its founding fathers. Mohamed Melehi, plunged into an artificial coma last Sunday following a covid-19 infection, died this Wednesday, October 28 at the Ambroise Paré University Hospital in Paris at the age of 84.
Moroccan painter Mohamed Melehi is in intensive care at the Ambroise Paré hospital, after being infected with Covid-19 in a clinic in Paris.
An art auction was held on Saturday in Tangier. The funds raised will be fully paid into the Special Fund for the management of the new coronavirus pandemic.
Moroccan designer Hicham Lahlou has joined the prestigious catalog of art editions of the famous international French luxury brand with unique know-how, "Daum", with his work "Oryx" published in a limited, numbered and signed edition.
Three paintings by the painter Fouad Bellamine, offered by the late King Hassan II to the Moroccan Parliament, after its renovation by the French decorator André Pascal, have mysteriously disappeared.