Hocein Talal

Hocein Talal
الحسين طلال
Born	1942 (1942) Chtouka, Morocco
Died	February 19, 2022(2022-02-19) (aged 79–80) Casablanca, Morocco
Other names	Hossein Tallal
Occupation	Painting
Partner	Chaïbia Talal (mother)

Hocein Talal (Arabic: الحسين طلال; 1942– February 19, 2022), was a Moroccan painter. He was the son of Chaïbia Talal, one of the leading figures of contemporary Moroccan art.^[1] His name is also written as Hossein Tallal.

Biography

Talal was born in 1942 in Chtouka (El Jadida Province), while his mother Chaïbia, married to a 70-year old man, was only 14. One year later, his father died, and his widowed mother raised him alone. She worked as a maid to earn money to support herself and her son.^[2]

Starting in 1967, Hocein was introduced to the visual art world, for which his mother had a big interest. He participated in numerous exhibitions around the world, including Galerie la Roue à Paris (1967), Salon de Mai of the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (1974), and many other exhibitions in Morocco, but also in Spain, Denmark, USA and Egypt.^[3]

References

1. "Moroccan Painter Hossein Tallal Passes Away | MapNews".
2. Al Hajri, Ibrahim (4 October 2014). "المغربية الشعيبية طلال.. طفولة رسم" [Moroccan Chaibia Talal.. childhood drawing] (in Arabic). Al Jazeera Arabic. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
3. MATIN, LE. "L'artiste peintre Hossein Tallal est décédé". lematin.ma.