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Painter, b. 1852 - d. 1930

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    • Daoud Corm (1842-1930) Portrait d’un notable libanais
      Apr. 04, 2020

      Daoud Corm (1842-1930) Portrait d’un notable libanais

      Est: €10,000 - €15,000

      Daoud Corm (1842-1930) Portrait d’un notable libanais Description en français: Huile sur toile signée en bas à droite Description en anglais: Portrait of a Lebanese notable. Oil on canvas signed lower right

      FauveParis
    • * Daoud Corm (Lebanon, 1852-1930) The Madonna of Bikfaya
      May. 01, 2019

      * Daoud Corm (Lebanon, 1852-1930) The Madonna of Bikfaya

      Est: £15,000 - £25,000

      Daoud Corm (Lebanon, 1852-1930) The Madonna of Bikfaya oil on wood panel, framedexecuted circa 1890s44.5 x 35.5cm (17 1/2 x 14in). Provenance:Originally in the collection of the Artist's son, Charles CormAcquired from the above by Asaad YounisThence by descent to his daughter, Mariam YounisProperty from a private collection, BeirutThe present work is a graceful and solemn depiction of the Madonna in Prayer by the forerunner of Lebanese art, Daoud Corm. Famed for his religious paintings, here, Corm selects one of the most pure and intimate iterations of the Madonna depiction, of her in pious reflective prayer, recalling the masterful works of Renaissance virtuoso painters like Sassoferatto Daoud Corm was a highly influential Lebanese painter, a teacher and mentor to the young Khalil Gibran as well as Khalil Saleeby and Habib Srour. Born in Ghosta in Mount Lebanon, Corm and his family resettled soon afterwards in his mother's home village of Ghazir. His beginnings as an artist can be dated back to 1861, when two Italian Jesuit priests discovered Corm's drawings on some rocks. Mistaking the young boy's depictions of birds for three-dimensional reality, the priests were mesmerized by Corm's natural talent and offered him a position teaching drawing at the local Jesuit missionary school in exchange for Italian language lessons. After nearly a decade teaching in the school, sometime in the late 1860s Corm sold several paintings to the Maronite Church in Mount Lebanon to pay for a ticket to Rome to study at the Accademia di San Luca under artist Roberto Bompiani. Corm's patrons were not limited to Beirut and Mount Lebanon. Before establishing his atelier in Beirut, Corm spent a period of time in Belgium after being commissioned by Leopold II to paint portraits of the Royal Family of Belgium. In 1887, he travelled to Alexandria to capture with his brush the leading governors there as well as members of the nobility. In 1894, the Khedive Abbas II invited Corm again to Egypt to paint the ruler's portrait.In addition to his portraits, Corm created a substantial body of religious works, the majority of which were commissioned by the Maronite Church and many of which remain in churches throughout Mount Lebanon. In fact, before Corm, oil painting was limited to clerics in the church, many of whom had been trained by Italian missionaries and clerics at the Maronite College of Rome, established in 1584 to strengthen ties between the Vatican and the region's Christian communities. These cleric-painters, as they have come to be known, include Musa Dib (d.1826), who studied at the Maronite College of Rome, and his nephew Kan'an Dib (d. 1873), who along with Corm trained with Constantin Giusti, an Italian painter who had come to Mount Lebanon with the Jesuit missionaries in 1831. Thus, although Corm's academic style may have been outdated in Europe, his historical significance lies in his ability to forge a local market for oil portraits, previously reserved for religious figures. Moreover, the presence of still life, landscapes, and genre scenes within his oeuvre suggests an on spec market for works on canvas and paper.In 1912, Corm expanded his artistic enterprise and its public appeal when he opened Maison d'Art, an art supply store centrally located near Beirut's post office. The store's commercial success indicated a growing public interest not only in art viewing but also in art making.Corm exhibited his work abroad in Egypt and Europe, most notably at the 1889 Versailles Exhibition in France and at the 1900 Paris Exhibition, where he received the Prize of Honor of Excellence.

      Bonhams
    • * DAOUD CORM (Lebanon, 1852-1930) View of Achrafieh
      Apr. 27, 2016

      * DAOUD CORM (Lebanon, 1852-1930) View of Achrafieh

      Est: £25,000 - £50,000

      Daoud Corm (Lebanon, 1852-1930) View of Achrafieh oil on canvas, framed signed (lower left), executed in 1881 36 x 55cm (14 3/16 x 21 5/8in). FOOTNOTES Published: Sultan, Maha Aziza, The Pioneers of Art in Lebanon: Corm, Srour, and Saleeby Beirut, Kaslik University, 2006 Daoud Corm was an influential Lebanese painter He was a teacher and mentor to the young Khalil Gibran as well as Khalil Saleeby and Habib Srour Born in Ghosta in Mount Lebanon, Corm and his family resettled soon afterwards in his mother's home village of Ghazir. His beginnings as an artist can be dated back to 1861, when two Italian Jesuit priests discovered Corm's drawings on some rocks. Mistaking the young boy's depictions of birds for three-dimensional reality, the priests were mesmerized by Corm's natural talent and offered him a position teaching drawing at the local Jesuit missionary school in exchange for Italian language lessons. After nearly a decade teaching in the school, sometime in the late 1860s Corm sold several paintings to the Maronite Church in Mount Lebanon to pay for a ticket to Rome to study at the Accademia di San Luca under artist Roberto Bompiani. In 1878, Corm chose to settle in Beirut. Then part of the Ottoman Empire, the city had undergone radical transformations over the previous decade as it emerged as a commercial, political, and cultural hub in the region. In addition to a population surge following the 1860 civil war in Mount Lebanon, Beirut had grown substantially due to a number of infrastructural projects jointly sponsored by the Ottoman and European governments. In turn, throughout the nineteenth century, a host of families had migrated to Beirut from Aleppo, Damascus, Tripoli, Acre, Sidon and Mount Lebanon to join a growing community of Damascene merchant families. It was from this newly emerging upwardly mobile urban class of merchants, intellectuals, and politicians—known historically as members of al-nahda—that Corm would cultivate a patron base. Working mainly in oil on canvas, along with pastel on paper, Corm depicted Beirut's elite in his signature style: a pared down, formal, three-quarter length portrait against a dark background with an attention to the individual's social and professional standing. In many ways, Corm's work drew on conventions for portraiture previously established both in oil painting and photography, a medium popular among elite at the time. Perhaps Corm's two most recognized portraits are those of Bustros al-Bustani (1894) and Pope Pius IX (early 1870s), which served as Corm's calling card. Corm's patrons were not limited to Beirut and Mount Lebanon. Before establishing his atelier in Beirut, Corm spent a period of time in Belgium after being commissioned by Leopold II to paint portraits of the Royal Family of Belgium. In 1887, he traveled to Alexandria to capture with his brush the leading governors there as well as members of the nobility. In 1894, the Khedive Abbas II invited Corm again to Egypt to paint the ruler's portrait. In addition to his portraits, Corm created a substantial body of religious works, the majority of which were commissioned by the Maronite Church and many of which remain in churches throughout Mount Lebanon. In fact, before Corm, oil painting was limited to clerics in the church, many of whom had been trained by Italian missionaries and clerics at the Maronite College of Rome, established in 1584 to strengthen ties between the Vatican and the region's Christian communities. These cleric-painters, as they have come to be known, include Musa Dib (d.1826), who studied at the Maronite College of Rome, and his nephew Kan'an Dib (d. 1873), who along with Corm trained with Constantin Giusti, an Italian painter who had come to Mount Lebanon with the Jesuit missionaries in 1831. Thus, although Corm's academic style may have been outdated in Europe, his historical significance lies in his ability to forge a local market for oil portraits, previously reserved for religious figures. Moreover, the presence of still life, landscapes, and genre scenes within his oeuvre suggests an on spec market for works on canvas and paper. In 1912, Corm expanded his artistic enterprise and its public appeal when he opened Maison d'Art, an art supply store centrally located near Beirut's post office. The store's commercial success indicated a growing public interest not only in art viewing but also in art making. Corm exhibited his work abroad in Egypt and Europe, most notably at the 1889 Versailles Exhibition in France and at the 1900 Paris Exhibition, where he received the Prize of Honor of Excellence.

      Bonhams
    • Daoud Corm
      May. 03, 2001

      Daoud Corm

      Est: £6,000 - £8,000

      Daoud Corm Lebanon, 1852-1930 melons signed P.D. Corm and dated 1899 lower right oil on canvas, some restoration 58 by 71 cm., 23 by 28 in. Compare: Nadine Mohasseb, Daoud Corm 1852-1930, 19th -20th Centuries, The Birth of Professional Painting in Lebanon, 1998, p.232 & p.233, for a similar work entitled The Watermelon

      Sotheby's
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