Mohamed Ben Ali R'bati

محمد بن علي الرباطي (Known as "Ben Ali R'bati")

Morocco's First Modern Figurative Watercolor Painter

Born 1861

Rabat, Morocco

Passed Away 1939 Tangier, Morocco

Lifespan 78 years old

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"With delicate brushstrokes and honest colors, he introduced Moroccan visual life to the world."

Archival Overview

Recognized as Morocco's earliest modern easel and watercolor painter, whose enchanting figurative scenes of Tangier and traditional life were exhibited at the Goupil Gallery in London in 1916.

Biographical Record

Mohamed Ben Ali R'bati was born in Rabat and settled in Tangier in the early 20th century, where he was employed by British traveler and artist Sir John Lavery. Encouraged by Lavery to paint, R'bati developed an extraordinary, delicate watercolor style capturing the daily life, market squares, mosques, and weddings of Tangier.

In 1916, his solo exhibition at the Goupil Gallery in London was the first solo exhibition by a modern Moroccan painter in European history, securing his place as the father of modern Moroccan painting.

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Final Resting Place

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Marshane Muslim Cemetery
Tangier, Morocco

                         GPS: 35.7890, -5.8190                    

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