Salwa Fallouh
Syrian painter and illustrator (1920–2008)
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Salwa Fallouh (Arabic: سلمى فلوح; 1920 – December 26, 2008), was a Syrian painter and illustrator.[1] She started painting professionally at the age of 80, and left a legacy of thousands of paintings.[1][2][3]
Salma Fallouh Al-Salem
Salwa Fallouh | |
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سلمى فلوح | |
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| Born | 1920 |
| Died | 26 December 2008 (aged 87–88) Syria |
| Other names | Salwa Falouh Al-Salem Salma Fallouh Al-Salem |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Years active | 2000–2008 |
| Known for | Painting |
Biography
Salwa Fallouh was born in 1920 in the village of Bassir in Hauran, Kingdom of Syria (now Syria).[2] She married at the age of 20 to Hani Al-Salem, and together they had 9 children.[2][4]
When her children were raised, she began exploring the process of making art.[1] Her work was primarily impressionist landscapes, animals, and still life paintings.[2][4] Carlos Barona Narbione, of the Cervantes Center in Damascus wrote about her after her first art exhibition: “These are the birds, trees, deer, suns, and flowers that Salwa saw in her childhood,”[1]
She died on December 26, 2008, in Syria.[1]
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