Jellal Ben Abdallah Tunisia

"Jellal BEN ABDALLAH" portrait "Tunisia" watercolor or mixed technique on panel (may be even oil on masonite) measuring 27cm x 21cm plus gilt wood stick signed upper left in Arabic old work of this great Tunisian painter a little Dirty to clean and a little lacking right of the signature free shipping and well protected Jellal Ben Abdallah (Arabic: جلال بن عبد الله), born May 26, 1921 in Tunis and died November 9, 2017, is a Tunisian painter. Inspired by his village of Sidi Bou Saïd, the artist first painted miniatures following the oriental tradition of the icon and then, around 1970, tackles larger formats, often in acrylic but also using gold and silver. 'money. Her favorite themes are so-called genre scenes (traditional crafts, daily scenes or still lifes) as well as many female figures, usually in a decorated interior. The style tends towards the simplification inspired by the oriental icon. The drawing is fine, hieratic and delicate colors.