Mohammed Melehi, Moroccan, 1936 to 2020, oil on canvas painting depicting an abstract composition. Signed by the artist and dated 2002 to the back. Mohammed Melehi is considered as one of the most important artists in the country. A painter, photographer, muralist and designer as well as a teacher and cultural activist, he was a leading figure in the radical Casablanca Art School and a formative leader in the artistic and cultural development of post colonial Morocco. Modernist Paintings And Moroccan Art Collectibles.