Chafik Charobim
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Chafik Charobim is a well known impressionist and naturalist
Egyptian
artist who painted the "Peaceful and Tranquil Egypt of the last Century".http://www.charobim.com He loved nature in any form and his paintings show a great love for the sea, the desert and the people of Egypt. He has left a legacy of over 186 paintings.
and Rome
for a few years where he painted and exhibited his art. He dedicated his life to painting.
Charobim's love of freedom and artistic passion led him to paint scenes of everyday life in Egypt. He painted fishermen, villagers, animals and many of his subjects share with him the love of nature and freedom. His paintings show the Nile
, the farms, children, animals and all the scenery that one finds in rural
life. Charobim loved to paint the sea and had a real love of the Mediterranean, its boats, its tourists and its fishermen. His paintings are intended to show a beautiful, romantic and tranquil Egypt where life was simple and people were carefree.
Charobim loved Lebanon
and lived there for a few months each year. Charobim loved to paint its villages and cafés, its valleys and its people.
Charobim advised young artists to always keep busy because he believed a busy artist is a happy one. He also advised them to work hard, paint every day and to keep to a schedule. He used to wake up at 5 a.m. and paint until noon every day.
Natural history
Natural history is the scientific research of plants or animals, leaning more towards observational rather than experimental methods of study, and encompasses more research published in magazines than in academic journals. Grouped among the natural sciences, natural history is the systematic study...
Egyptian
Egyptians
Egyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...
artist who painted the "Peaceful and Tranquil Egypt of the last Century".http://www.charobim.com He loved nature in any form and his paintings show a great love for the sea, the desert and the people of Egypt. He has left a legacy of over 186 paintings.
Life
Chafik Charobim studied painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. He lived in ParisParis
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
for a few years where he painted and exhibited his art. He dedicated his life to painting.
Charobim's love of freedom and artistic passion led him to paint scenes of everyday life in Egypt. He painted fishermen, villagers, animals and many of his subjects share with him the love of nature and freedom. His paintings show the Nile
Nile
The Nile is a major north-flowing river in North Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. It is long. It runs through the ten countries of Sudan, South Sudan, Burundi, Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Uganda and Egypt.The Nile has two major...
, the farms, children, animals and all the scenery that one finds in rural
Rural
Rural areas or the country or countryside are areas that are not urbanized, though when large areas are described, country towns and smaller cities will be included. They have a low population density, and typically much of the land is devoted to agriculture...
life. Charobim loved to paint the sea and had a real love of the Mediterranean, its boats, its tourists and its fishermen. His paintings are intended to show a beautiful, romantic and tranquil Egypt where life was simple and people were carefree.
Charobim loved Lebanon
Lebanon
Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...
and lived there for a few months each year. Charobim loved to paint its villages and cafés, its valleys and its people.
Charobim advised young artists to always keep busy because he believed a busy artist is a happy one. He also advised them to work hard, paint every day and to keep to a schedule. He used to wake up at 5 a.m. and paint until noon every day.
Paintings
Charobim excelled in small paintings, of moderate dimension, warm colors and exquisite proportions and design. Some of his better known paintings were-Egypt
- Fisherman Resting, 1966
- Swimming in Gerba, 1946
- Hosueboat on the Nile, 1956
- Small Nile Branch in Zamalek, 1954
Lebanon
- Cafe des Sources Hag Elias Lebanon, 1950
- Beit Mary Valley Lebanon, 1950
- Douhour El Chouer Lebanon, 1950
Sources
- CHAFIK CHAROBIM, PEINTRE EGYPTIEN by Dominique Roussel, 2001. ISBN 2-912964-31-8
- charobim.com, a site dedicated to the work of Chafik Charobim