m - Abdallah Benanteur , Algerian B. 1931 Reverie Matinale (Early Morning Dreams) oil on canvas
Literature : Claude Lemand, Ed., Benanteur, Volume 1. Paintings, Paris 2002, p. 204, illustrated in colour
Notes : Benanteur's painting have formal and sensitive beauties, with a strong visual impact, being neither figurative, insofar as the image could replace a photographic object, nor abstract, because they are always rooted within the elements of a deeply observed and felt nature [...] lyrical landscapes, in which the imaginary struggles with deeply buried memories. A floating world, close to that of Chinese painting, in which top and bottom are interchangeable within a limitless space. (Marc Hérissé in Gallerie Claude Lemand, Ed.,Benanteur, Volume 1, 'Prologue', Paris 2002, p. 7)
