1959 French Colorful Abstract Oil Carlo Suares LISTED >NR<

This is a Very Special Original Oil Painting By the Famous Philosophical Writer and Well Listed Egyptian Artist Carlo Suares (1892-1976). This Piece is a Wonderful Vibrant Colorful Abstract Composition With Some Great Energy. We Love the Rich Color background and the Green Lightning Shape to the Center. This Appears to be Painted with Oil on Stretched Canvass. The Piece is Mounted in a Black Wooden Frame. This Work is From the largest privately held collection of Suares's artworks as many were confiscated and lost by the Egyptian Government in actions following the Suez Affair against those of Jewish heritage. We Will Be offering Some Select Pieces From the Collection Each Week. Suares was born in Alexandria, Egypt with Spanish Toledo Jewish ancestry. In early adulthood Carlo served in the Egyptian Expeditionary force in World War One and traveled to Paris w he received a degree in Architecture form the Ecole de Beaux Arts. He Later Studied Etching in Florence, Italy with the famous Celestini. While Working as a Co-editor of "messages d'Orient" a review on Eastern and Far-Eastern matters, Carlo Suares met and formed a close bond with the Indian philosopher and centerpoint of the Theosophical Society, Jiddu Krishnamurti in 1923. Following his Literary passion Suarez then returned to Paris and published a Monthly Literary review as well as a Number of literary critiques mostly on philosophical works including translations of various talks and writing of J. Krishnamuri. Displaced from Paris back to Egypt during World War 2 Carlo temporarily abandoned writing and dedicated himself to his exploration of painting with some success. During the war period he had a One-man exhibition in Cairo and a Two-man Exhibition in Alexandria. Several of his works were acquired by museums in Cairo, Alexandria and Even in San Paolo Brazil. After the War his works were Quickly welcomed by the recovering Paris art scene with Two consecutive showings in Galerie Ariel, Galerie Colette Allendry and Galerie Suzanne de Conick. Another Large work was acquired and shown by the Modern Museum of Art in Paris. After the Suez Affair of the 1950's Carlo Suares and his wife were expelled from Egypt in 1956 with the bulk of his artistic works and other personal possessions being confiscated by the Egyptian government. In 1957, now living permanently in Paris with his wife, Suares had a great spiritual and artistic awakening. In the Same year he published I’Hvperbole Chromatique (The Chromatic Hyperbola) which explained his new synthesis of light and 'The Qabala Trilogy' which was his literary interpretation of the Genesis, the Song of Songs and the Sepher Yetsira. Both of these Works still receive great attention today. The Chromatic Hyperbola is still studied by art students while the Qabala Trilogy is highly revered by the Kabbalahists and Qubala Revivalists. The Following year Suarez had a personal realization that his explorations in painting and Qabala were both aspects of the same aim in his life: The rebirth of creative spontaneity. In Painting according to the artist, this means a spatial projection of color as light, arranged in such a way to arouse in the eyes of viewer a movement, both in width and depth and tby help the psyche, in its inner investigations. The artistic works of Suares took on a much less figurative approach to painting, a trend which is well illustrated by this collection of works. Later in 1958 the French Government chose one of his paintings to sent to Warsaw as a representative catalog of French Art. In the Early 1960s Carlo Suares sent some works to the US through the Rose Fried Gallery in New York. Some Works sold with the balance of works being returned to Paris after Ms. Frieds Death. In 1965 Suares was invited to the Santa Barbara Museum of Modern Art for a One-man exhibition w the exposure led to more sales of his works in the US. This is a rare oppo...

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