Marwan Kassab-Bachi

Born1934 (1934)

Damascus, Syria

Died23 October 2016(2016-10-23) (aged 81–82)

Berlin, Germany

OthernamesMarwan

Marwan Kassab-Bachi
Marwan in 2012
Born	1934 (1934) Damascus, Syria
Died	23 October 2016(2016-10-23) (aged 81–82) Berlin, Germany
Other names	Marwan

Marwan Kassab-Bachi (Arabic: مروان قصاب باشي; commonly known as Marwan; 1934–2016) was a Syrian painter. Born in Damascus, he first studied at Damascus University^[1] before moving to Berlin, Germany, where he enrolled in the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar. He stayed there for most of his life, and was appointed full professor in 1980.^[2][3]

Marwan's work can be found in public collections worldwide, including the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Tate Modern and British Museum in London, the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh and the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, among others.^[4]