JEBEL CHELIA PAINTED BY CONSTANT LOUCHE

CONSTANT LOUCHE (1880-1965) 

Jebel Chelia (2,328 m - 7,638 ft) 

Algeria 

The mountain 

Jebel Chelia (2,328 m - 7,638 ft) , Arabic: جبل شيليا‎, is a mountain in Algeria. It is the highest point in the Aurès Range which straddle the border between Algeria and Tunisia, and it is the second highest peak in Algeria after Mount Tahat. Jebel Chelia  Chélia is situated in the west of Khenchela, in Bouhmama county.

The painter 

Constant Louche was born  in Algiers where he received a scholarship from his hometown, to go to the Beaux-Arts in Paris. Although he paints nudes and portraits, he is especially appreciated by collectors of the time for his landscapes of Algeria  of which he is one of the best representatives with his warm colors. These paintings were presented in the salons and galleries of Algiers, and in Morocco, Corsica and Nice, but also in his studio. He began to exhibit in Algiers from 1907.
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