Bachir Yellès Explained

Bachir Yellès (; 12 September 1921 – 16 August 2022) was an Algerian painter.

Life and career

Yellès was born in Tlemcen on 12 September 1921.^[1] He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Algiers, then the Ecole de Beaux-Arts in Paris. He served as a director of the École supérieur des Beaux Arts d'Alger of Algiers,^[2] between the years 1960 and 1980.^[3] In his works, he continued using local themes but also experimented with Cubism, Expressionism, and Fauvism.^[1] Yellès turned 100 in September 2021.^[4] He died in Algiers on 16 August 2022.^[5]

Further reading

• Bloom, Jonathan and Sheila Blair. The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art & Architecture. Oxford University Press, 2009., 9780195309911.
• Collectif, Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette. Alger 2010–11 (City Guides Monde). Petit Futé, 3 June 2009., 9782746937901.

External links

• Web site: Bachir Chaouch Yelles . askArt . 19 August 2022.

Notes and References

1. Bloom and Blair, p. 50. "Bachir Yelles (b. 1921) and Muhammad Bouzid (b. 1929) explored Cubism, Fauvism and Expressionism while maintaining local themes."
2. "Culture : SÉMINAIRE INTERNATIONAL À L’ECOLE DES BEAUX-ARTS D’ALGER L’art et le patrimoine en débat." (Archive) Le Soir d'Algérie. "Le miniaturiste Bachir Yelles, enfin, est revenu sur l’historique de l’Ecole des beaux-arts d’Alger créée en 1881 et dont il a été le premier directeur après l’indépendance."
3. Collectif et al. 84. "Dans les années 1960 à 1980, sous la direction du peintre Bachir Yellès, les grands noms de la peinture algérienne moderne[...]"
4. https://www.liberte-algerie.com/culture/bachir-yelles-un-centenaire-et-des-oeuvres-pour-la-posterite-365046 Bachir Yellès, un centenaire et des œuvres pour la postérité
5. News: Bachir Yelles, le doyen des plasticiens algériens n'est plus . 18 August 2022 . APS . 16 August 2022.