Lazhar HAKKAR (Alger 1945 - 2013)

Evening in Sidi Bou Mixed media on paper 32 x 23.5 cm on view Signed lower right L. Hakkar *** Mixed media on paper 32 x 23.5 cm on view Signed lower right L. Hakkar Provenance : Private collection, acquired from Galerie Cherif fine Art, Tunisia. "Painting reminds me at every moment that I am a human being". Born on December 13, 1945 in Kenchela, Lazhar Hakkar studied at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Algiers from 1963 to 1968. He didn't devote his life to art until 1975, when he began drawing and painting in all media, with paper and canvas remaining his preferred mediums. His works are inspired by vernacular traditions, while giving a place to identity and memory. They become supports for memories in which the viewer is an accomplice. Since 1972, Lazhar Hakkar has exhibited extensively, with solo and group shows in Algeria and abroad. The Musée national des beaux arts d'Alger, Galerie Isma, Galerie Mohammed Racim, Moscow, Bordeaux, Paris, Sofia, Bari and Tunis all presented his work to their audiences with great success. *** Painting reminds me at every moment that I am a human being". Born on 13 December 1945 in Kenchela, Lazhar Hakkar studied at the Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts in Algiers from 1963 to 1968. He did not devote his life to art until 1975, when he began drawing and painting on all media, with paper and canvas remaining his preferred mediums. His works are inspired by vernacular traditions, while at the same time giving a place to identity and memory. They become supports for memories in which the viewer is an accomplice. Since 1972, Lazhar Hakkar has exhibited extensively, with solo and/or group shows in Algeria and abroad. The National Museum of Fine Arts in Algiers, the Isma Gallery, the Mohammed Racim Gallery, Moscow, Bordeaux, Paris, Sofia, Bari and Tunis have all presented his work to their audiences with great success.