Tag: MIDDLE EASTERN ART
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01 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 6
Farid Haddad, Lebanese (1945 – ) Untitled (Green), c. 1976 Acrylic on Paper, signed verso 15 x 22 in. (38.1 x 55.88 cm) Private collection Farid Haddad, Lebanese (1945 – ), a painter and media artist, graduated from the AUB Department of Fine Arts and Performing Arts in 1969 (BA). He holds an MFA in painting…
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03 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 4
Jewad Selim, (1919–1961) Lamea , c. 1949 oil on canvas 61 x 46cm (24 x 18 1/8in) Private collection Depicting the prominent Iraqi poetess Lamea Abbas Amara, the painting, executed in 1949, is one with which Jewad had a well-documented personal connection, and it remained in the artist’s collection until his passing, taking part in the…
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07 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 5
Hassan Hajjaj, B. 1961, MOROCCAN WINK, c. 2007 Metallic Lambda inset with kohl boxes mounted on board in artist’s frame 94 by 66cm.; 37 by 26in. Private collection Hassan Hajjaj (born Larache, Morocco in 1961) is a contemporary artist who lives and works between London, UK and Marrakech, Morocco. Hajjaj’s work is in the collections of the Brooklyn…
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14 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 4
Laila Shawa, B. 1940, PALESTINIAN THE ZAR (FROM THE WOMEN AND MAGIC SERIES), c. 1992 Acrylic on canvas 90.7 by 90.5cm.; 35¾ by 35½in Private collection The Zar is best described as a “healing cult” which uses drumming and dancing in its ceremonies. It also functions as a sharing of knowledge and charitable society among the women of…
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12 Paintings, MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 3
Published in Bonestéve, printed by Henri Baconnier, Algiers Lithograph Dimensions: 32 x 41 cm Private Collection Lithograph depicting the family tree of Prophet Muhammad. With two windows on either side of the tree depicting holy scenes of Ka’aba and the tomb and mosque of the Prophet. Lalla Essaydi, (Moroccan, b. 1956) Converging Territories #38, c.…
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