HASSAN EL GLAOUI (Moroccan / French, 1923 - 2018). Fantasia Horsemen, Signed Hassan el Glaoui lower right. Gouache on card adhered to board. Framed. - 29 by 42 inches Estimate $45,000-65,000
ARTIST PROFILE: Hassan El Mezouari El Glaoui was a Moroccan figurative painter best known for his depictions of fantasia horsemen. His paintings follow the Moroccan figurative tradition, and his main subjects are military horses and their riders. He rose to prominence in the 1980s with his modernist figurative paintings of fantasia horsemen landscapes and unique portrait. He held solo shows in Paris (1950), New York (1951, 1967), London (1960), Brussels (1969), and Casablanca, and his works are collected in the Royal Palace Collection in Fez, Morocco, and the Parliament Collection in Rabat. During his first show in New York, he stood out in his djellaba and retaining his polite demeanor. El Glaoui's works were appreciated by Moroccan Kings Hassan II and Mohamed VI.
