Derrie Fakhoury (1930–2015) was a Lebanese artist.

Life

Fakhoury was born in

Beirut Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...

in 1930, and studied painting at the Fine Arts Academy in Beirut. She traveled to

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

to continue her studies in art at the

Accademia di belle arti di Roma The Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma is a public tertiary academy of art in Rome, Italy. It was founded in the sixteenth century, but the present institution dates from the time of the unification of Italy and the capture of Rome by the Kingdom ...

. Then she joined the Institute of Medal Art of Rome and she excelled in this area. Inspired by her visits to churches and museums in Italy, she studied the art of wall painting (Fresco) at the Decorative Arts Institute and became proficient in this art. After returning from Italy, She lived with her husband, the late famous Syrian painter and plastic artist

Mahmoud Hammad Mahmoud Hammad (1923–1988) was a Syrian Painting, painter and pioneer of modern Syrian art. Life and career Hammad was born 1923 in Jarabulus, Syria. He studied art at the Accademia di belle arti di Roma between 1953 and 1957. He focused on ...

in Damascus and produced works in various aspects of art with clear talent. Her work recorded themes inspired by the rural environment characterized by transparent colors and sincere impressionism.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fakhoury, Derrie 1930 births Artists from Beirut 2015 deaths 20th-century Lebanese painters Lebanese women artists 20th-century women artists Lebanese women painters