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early life and career ammar farhat, a renowned tunisian painter, was born in 1911 in béja, tunisia. he moved to tunis with his family at the age of seven and experienced difficult periods, working in several part-time jobs to secure his living. ammar farhat began his career as an artist at the age of fifteen by selling portraits of egyptian singers to cafés. artistic development and influences farhat's initial participation in public sh
owings of his work was in 1938 at a collective gallery. two years later, he established his first personal gallery at the headquarters of a local newspaper. in 1949, ammar farhat joined the school of tunis and won the young artist prize, which helped him to move to paris, where he became a member of the parisian art scene. his work was influenced by the everyday life of workers and artisans, and rural life, reflective of his childhood,…