Muhammad Ben Ali Ribati

Muhammad Ben Ali ar-Ribati (Arabic: محمد بن علي الرباطي‎; 1861–1939) was one of the earliest Moroccan painters.[1][2][3] As his surname suggests, Ribati was born in Rabat in 1861.[3] However, he was based in Tangier, where—though he had no formal training—he was supported by European artists, and where he had access to materials for watercolors.[1]

Muhammad Ben Ali ar-Ribati
محمد بن علي الرباطي
Born1861 (1861)
Rabat, Morocco
Died1939(1939-00-00) (aged 77–78)
Tangier, Morocco
NationalityMorocco
Known forWatercolor painting
Festival Scene by Muhammad Ben Ali Ribati.

In 1903, Ribati became a cook for the Irish painter Sir John Lavery, who first settled in Morocco in 1890.[3] Lavery noticed that Ribati was a gifted watercolor painter.[1]

Exhibitions

Ribati's first exhibition was at the Goupil Gallery in London in 1916.[1] His second exhibition was in Marseille, France in 1919, and his third was at the Mamounia hotel in Marrakesh in 1922.[1]

Style

Ribati preferred watercolor on paper as a medium over oil on canvas.[1] He frequently painted Tangier, its qasba, and its inhabitants. He painted simplified human figures, and often painted a large, colorful scene with several people.[1] He always signed his paintings in Arabic.[1]

References
  1. Powers, Holiday. "محمد بن علي الرباطي". Mathaf Encyclopedia of Modern Art and the Arab World. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  2. "محمد بن علي الرباطي .. أول رسام على الطريقة الأوروبية". مغرس. Retrieved 2019-10-19.
  3. "نوائب الزمان ترمي بمنزل التشكيلي الرباطي في غياهب النسيان". Hespress (in Arabic). Retrieved 2019-10-19.
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