Hocein Talal (; 1942– February 19, 2022), was a Moroccan painter. He was the son of

Chaïbia Talal Chaïbia Talal () (1929 – April 2, 2004) was a Moroccan painter. Biography Chaïbia was born in Chtouka, a small village near El Jadida, Morocco in 1929. At the age of 13, she was sent to Casablanca by her parents to marry a 70-year-old man. ...

, one of the leading figures of contemporary Moroccan art. His name is also written as Hossein Tallal.

Biography

Talal was born in 1942 in Chtouka (

El Jadida Province El Jadida Province () is a province of Morocco, located in the region of Casablanca-Settat. The province takes its name from the chief city of El Jadida. Its population in 2006 was 1,128,098. History The El Jadida province was created on 10 J ...

), while his mother Chaïbia, married to a 70-year old man, was only 14. One year later, his father died, and his widowed mother raised him alone. She worked as a maid to earn money to support herself and her son. Starting in 1967, Hocein was introduced to the visual art world, for which his mother had a big interest. He participated in numerous exhibitions around the world, including ''Galerie la Roue à Paris'' (1967), ''Salon de Mai'' of the Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris (1974), and many other exhibitions in Morocco, but also in Spain, Denmark, USA and Egypt.

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