Karim GUERGUER (1969-2012) The nude. Mixed media on canvas. Signed lower right. Countersigned, dated 2003 and annotated on the reverse. 81 x 65 cm Slightly missing Note: Karim Guerguer, an atypical artist, learned to paint in Fresnes prison, where he shared a cell with a painter who was a forger. Painting had been an escape from his inner demons, enabling him to reintegrate. Guerguer was close to the Russian painter Yuri Jarkikh, who saw in Guerguer enormous courage, determination and talent.