Mohammed ben Ali R'bati
محمد بن علي الرباطي
R'bati in his workshop, c. 1922
Born1861 (1861)
Rabat, Morocco
Died1939(1939-00-00) (aged 77–78)
Tangier, Morocco
NationalityMorocco
Known forWatercolor painting
Festival Scene by Muhammad Ben Ali Ribati.

Mohammed ben Ali R'bati (Arabic: محمد بن علي الرباطي; 1861–1939), also known as Ben Ali Rabbati,[1] was one of the earliest Moroccan painters.[2][3][4] As his surname suggests, Ribati was born in Rabat in 1861.[4] However, he was based in Tangier, where he had access to materials for watercolors.[2] Though he had no formal training, he was supported by European artists.

In 1903, Ribati became a cook for the Irish painter Sir John Lavery, who first settled in Morocco in 1890.[4] Lavery noticed that Ribati was a gifted watercolor painter.[2]

Exhibitions

Ribati's first exhibition was at the Goupil Gallery in London in 1916.[2] His second exhibition was in Marseille, France, in 1919, and his third was at the Mamounia hotel in Marrakesh in 1922.[2]

Style

Ribati preferred watercolor on paper as a medium over oil on canvas.[2] He frequently painted Tangier, its qasba, and its inhabitants. He painted simplified human figures, and often painted a large, colorful scene with several people.[2] He always signed his paintings in Arabic.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Lavery, John (1940-03-01). "Finishing Touches". The Atlantic. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Powers, Holiday. "محمد بن علي الرباطي". Mathaf Encyclopedia of Modern Art and the Arab World. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  3. ↑ "محمد بن علي الرباطي .. أول رسام على الطريقة الأوروبية". مغرس. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  4. 1 2 3 "نوائب الزمان ترمي بمنزل التشكيلي الرباطي في غياهب النسيان". Hespress (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-10-19.
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