Among the great exponents of post-war abstration in Paris was the Lebanese-born painter Shafic Abboud. His work represents a kind of synthesis of the Nabis tradition (still widely revered in France today through the legacy of Pierre Bonnard) and the distinct syles of Abboud's Parisian contemporaries Roger Bissière and Nicolas de Staël.
Abboud created a sumptuous style of his own, celebrating the formal and coloristic freedom of abstration, while never losing touch with the decorative traditions of the Middle East.
The Institut de monde arabe (walking distance from our hotel) is running a retrospective of Abboud's work until June 18. The building itself, by architect Jean Nouvel, is widely regarded as a masterpiece of contemporary design, and is definitely worth seeing in its own right.
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