Hassan Alameddine Born in Beirut, Lebanon   Hassan Alameddine was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1933. He graduated from the Lebanese University in Beirut from the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics with a degree in Public Administration and Finance in 1962. He served in the Lebanese Ministry of Finance for over three decades. Nurturing a lifelong passion for art, the young Alameddine would sketch landscapes of Lebanon ’s Chouf, Baalbek and Sannine areas, among others. It was only later in his life that he decided to take up painting on a full time basis, largely due to the love and support of his wife, Janan. His oeuvre is essentially influenced by the Impressionists, using light as inspiration. In 2001, Alameddine suffered a stroke that left the right side of his body paralyzed, but with the encouragement of his muse Janan, he began painting with his left hand and continued painting romantic landscapes and naturalistic portraits in his preferred medium, oil. “Nothing makes us greater than a great pain,” he once said, quoting French poet Alfred de Musset. Janan organized a premiere exhibition of Alameddine’s works at the Glass Hall in Lebanon’s Ministry of Tourism in 2004 which drew the attention of intellectuals such as Said Akl and Dr. Salwa El Amine. Alameddine passed away in 2007 and Janan has since organized a number of exhibitions around the world in a tribute to his extraordinary willpower and distinguished talent leaving behind more than 300 paintings.           Courtyard Gallery all rights reserved. privacy policy