'At the Swimming Pool' (I) Painting


Born in Tunis in 1956 to Sarah and Elie, Rene Lellouche resides and paints in Israel, where he immigrated with his family in 1969. A self-taught artist, with no formal artistic education, yet with a deep appreciation of Impressionism, he started to create landscape artwork as a young man. Most of his art is influenced by the unique Eastern Mediterranean light, a feature especially apparent in his 'Yellow Period' body of work. Endowed with an approachable and recognizable style, Rene has participated in several group and solo exhibitions both in Israel and abroad in Europe (France, Italy , Ukraine, Russia, Belarus). At ease with both conventional and unconventional techniques, Rene has built an impressive portfolio where his inventiveness and creativity are revealed through a varied choice of surfaces and a deft touch with oil colors, yet always capturing his unique signature with light and mood. A consummate craftsman capable of achieving watercolor transparency with oil, Rene produces large formats with bold swaths of color just as well as intriguing miniatures. Additional excerpts of his catalogue are gradually uploaded on http://www.saatchiart.com His extensive catalogue can also be viewed on http://www.fineartamerica.com