Christian BABOULÈNE, known as BABOU (1946-2005). "Churches of Constantin Lips, Molla Fenari Isa Camii", October (19)98. Acrylic on canvas signed, titled and dated on the back. Height 89 cm - Width : 100 cm Provenance : - Private collection of a member of the collector's collective La Peau du Chat, then by descent. Bibliography: Cécile Baboulène. Christian Babou, catalog raisonné 1946-1970/2005. Édition Antoine Raymond, 1999. Reproduced under reference 1426. Note: Inspired by the Byzantine churches transformed into mosques after the capture of Constantinople, this work is part of the "Turquoises (1997-2002)" series created following his stay at the Blue Mosque residence in Istanbul in 1997. This series of over two hundred works explores the cultural dichotomy between Christianity and Islam in the 15th century. The artist deploys a monochrome veil over the pictorial surface, letting color itself become the bearer of meaning.