Michael Kurcheh

נוֹלָד: 1900

מָוֶת: 1973

בִּיוֹגְרַפִיָה:

Considered one of the pioneers of Impressionism in Syria, Michael Kurcheh painted landscapes, Damascene neighbourhoods, faces and figures. Sometimes depicting socio-political issues, like the Suez war or Bedouin life, he commented: "I cannot draw or depict hunger …"