During his visits to Morocco, former United Kingdom Prime Minister Winston Churchill enjoyed painting in Marrakech. One of his paintings will be auctioned in the UK for the first time.
During the coronavirus lockdown, Moroccan student Zineb Bouchra recreated famous paintings at home. Her posts had a Moroccan twist to them.
Dutch painter and engraver Adriaen Matham was a member of a diplomatic mission that had the chance to visit the Badi Palace in Marrakech in 1640. Impressed by the beauty of the Saadi royal court, Matham named it the eighth wonder of the world.
22-year-old Mustapha Belghiti has earned the title of an artist in Zagoura. Some of the young man’s works of art are currently exhibited at the city’s literary café, while others are expected to be presented to the public in the future.
Eugène Delacroix and Henri Matisse have both found refuge in Morocco, in an artistic journey that led to the birth of a number of iconic paintings. Their trips introduced the culture, beauty and simplicity of the Kingdom in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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