Representative work by Huguette Caland
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Huguette Caland

1931–2019 · Lebanese · Based in Paris, Los Angeles & Beirut

  • American University of Beirut (1964)
  • Painting
  • Drawing
  • Textile Kaftans
  • Sculpture

Huguette Caland developed a playful, sensual practice around bodies, line and abstraction. After moving from Beirut to Paris in 1970 and later to California, she made the Bribes de corps series, in which cropped fleshy forms press against the edge of the canvas, alongside intricate line drawings and caftans.

Painting; drawing; textile

Major Works

  • 1973–76Bribes de corps series
  • 1970sSelf Portrait
  • 1970sRossinante sous les pins
  • 1970sBody Parts
  • 1970sMustache
  • 2000sSilent Letters
  • 1970sFace to Face
  • 1970sUntitled caftans
  • 1970sHomage to Pubic Hair
  • 2000sFaces and Places

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