early life and education shafic (or chafic) abboud, a renowned lebanese painter, was born in 1926 in mhaidseh, near bikfaya, lebanon. he pursued his artistic endeavors at the académie libanaise des beaux-arts alba before moving to paris in 1947. artistic career and influences although abboud spent most of his life in france, he is considered one of the most influential lebanese artists of the 20th century. his work reflects a blend of…