Mohamed Melehi, Moroccan Modernist Whose Influence Loomed Large, Has Died at 84 of Covid-19

Mohamed Melehi, a painter of vibrantly hued abstractions that helped spur an artistic renaissance in his home country of Morocco, has died at 84. According to Abu Dhabi–based, English-language publication the National, the artist died in a Paris hospital of complications related to Covid-19.
Melehi’s colorful paintings featuring undulating wave-like forms aided in the development of modernism in Morocco during the 1960s. Working alongside artists such as Farid Belkahia and Mohammed C