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Item Ships From: Africa
"India III" Painting 16" x 20" inch by Mohamed Abla
By Mohamed Abla
Located in Culver City, CA
"India III" Painting 16" x 20" inch by Mohamed Abla
Mohamed Abla was born in Mansoura (North of Egypt) in 1953. There he spent his childhood and finished school. In 1973 he moved to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil, Cardboard
"Prickly Pear Ears I" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by YASMINE HASSAN
Located in Culver City, CA
"Prickly Pear Ears I" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by YASMINE HASSAN
Yasmine Hassan’s still life portrayals of cacti and other stark foliage can scarcely be described as such,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Beach Season" Abstract Painting 39" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Beach Season" Abstract Painting 39" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing course completion from the Faculty of Art & Education located in Zamalek Cairo, Egypt. Granting him his first appearance during 2015, in the Faculty of Art & Education exhibition at El Sawy Culture Wheel Centre located in Zamalek. Ever since, Dafrawy’s artworks have been exhibited, noticed, and recognized by collectors, artists, and curators with an early certificate of recognition from the minister of culture Emad Abu Ghazy at Lamasatt Art Gallery located in downtown, Cairo, during the same year.
Born in 1982, the Egyptian artist started exploring art at an early age. At the age of 11, he won the Princess Nouf award at a drawing competition in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Cactus in Blue" Oil Painting 35" x 26" inch by Mohamed Abla
By Mohamed Abla
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cactus in Blue" Oil Painting 35" x 26" inch by Mohamed Abla
Oil on canvas.
Signed by the Artist.
Mohamed Abla was born in Mansoura (North of Egypt) in 1953. There he spent his c...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Seclusion I" Abstract Oil Painting 31.5" x 39" inch (1974) by Zaccaria Zeini
Located in Culver City, CA
"Seclusion I" Abstract Oil Painting 31.5" x 39" inch (1974) by Zaccaria Zeini
Medium: oil on canvas
Signed and dated
Zaccaria El Zeini (1932 - 1993)...
Category
20th Century Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Imbaba Bridge" Pastel on Paper 12" x 16" inch by Anna Boghiguian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Imbaba Bridge" Pastel on Paper 12" x 16" inch by Anna Boghiguian
Anna Boghiguian (Cairo, 1946) is one of Egypt's foremost contemporary artists. Of Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Entangled" Abstract painting 47" x 31.5" inch by Maged Mikhail
By Maged Mekhail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Entangled" Abstract painting 47" x 31.5" inch by Maged Mikhail
ARTIST BIO:
Maged Mikhail was born in the Upper Egyptian city of Sohag in 1982. He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Cairo, to graduate in 2004 with a major in Monumental Sculpture.
His apprenticeship with the renowned Artist, Adam Henein, for nearly six years after graduation, was a cornerstone in his artistic development.
He then received the Ministry of Culture’s full production sponsorship in the period between 2008 and 2011. During that time, he worked with different materials, sculpting in plaster, bronze, and stone, as well as producing ink drawings on paper. To this day, he works with all these mediums.
Mikhail’s work focuses on ancient civilizations and collective heritage and seeks to understand their connection with everyday contemporary life. This direction began to take shape in his work starting in 2013. By 2016 he had developed an approach to Ancient Egyptian art and found his way of transforming it into abstract and contemporary sculpture.
His current influences are two main elements: Architecture (Ancient Egyptian, Coptic, and Islamic) and Hieroglyphic symbols.
The influence of architecture can be seen in the clean, geometric lines of his compositions and also in his approach with monumental pieces of public art. The Hieroglyphics are integrated into Mikhail’s work as abstracted sculptural interpretations. A sculpture then becomes a word to be both reads and viewed as an image.
2004 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Cairo, Egypt
2005-2010 Studied Sculpture under Egyptian Artist Adam Henein
2008 -2011 Egyptian Ministry of Culture Scholarship
Exhibitions
2020 Solo exhibition, Karim Francis Gallery...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Portrait of Woman I" Watercolor Painting 24" x 16" inch by Kawkab Youssef
Located in Culver City, CA
"Portrait of Woman I" Watercolor Painting 24" x 16" inch by Kawkab Youssef
Signed and dated 1962
A short history of Kawkab Youssef El-Assal:
With a ...
Category
20th Century Post-War Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Untitled 89" Abstract Painting 20" x 16" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 89" Abstract Painting 20" x 16" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Seated Woman" Watercolor Painting 24" x 17" inch (1962) by Kawkab Youssef
Located in Culver City, CA
"Seated Woman" Watercolor Painting 24" x 17" inch (1962) by Kawkab Youssef
Signed and dated 1962
A short history of Kawkab Youssef El-Assal:
With a ...
Category
20th Century Post-War Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Waterfowl II" Abstract Collage 30" x 22" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"Waterfowl II" Abstract Collage 30" x 22" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Fabric Collage on Canvas
ARTIST BIO
Neama El Sanhoury's upbringing in what she ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Four Mules in a Row" Abstract Collage 22" x 30" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"Four Mules in a Row" Abstract Collage 22" x 30" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Fabric Collage on Linen
ARTIST BIO
Neama El Sanhoury's upbringing in what she describes as a cultured hou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Mixed Media
"Marine Life" Figurative Oil Painting 41 "x 79" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
By Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Marine Life" Figurative Oil Painting 41 "x 79" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
ARTIST BIO:
Zamzami was a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Minya, having garnered acclaim in his nativ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The misanthrope's refuge, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Theophile DELAINE
Located in Yardley, PA
"Le refuge du misanthrope" is the first opus of the series entitled "Chrysalide" devoted to withdrawal, to loneliness with a view to future fulfillment. This...
Category
2010s Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Between death and birth, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Theophile DELAINE
Located in Yardley, PA
Between death and birth there is nothing no color no sound you are but nowhere and everywhere always at the same time and then the circle becomes a spiral the line vi...
Category
2010s Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"The Mask" Abstract Oil Painting 31.5" x 24" in (1991) by Zaccaria Zeini
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Mask" Abstract Oil Painting 31.5" x 24" in (1991) by Zaccaria Zeini
Medium: oil on canvas
Signed and dated
Comes in old original frame
Zaccaria El Zeini (1932 - 1993) was ra...
Category
20th Century Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Musician" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
By Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Musician" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
ABOUT
A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Duality" Abstract Oil Painting 31.5" x 39" inch (1969) by Zaccaria Zeini
Located in Culver City, CA
"Duality" Abstract Oil Painting 31.5" x 39" inch (1969) by Zaccaria Zeini
Medium: oil on canvas
Signed and dated
Comes in old original frame
Zaccar...
Category
20th Century Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Abstract Composition" Abstract Painting 12" x 18" inch by Mohammed Ismail
By Mohammed Ismail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition" Abstract Painting 12" x 18" inch by Mohammed Ismail
1987
Signed and Dated
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mohammed Ismail (1936-1993)
Dr. Mohamed Ismail was born in 193...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Abstract Composition" Painting Pastel 8" x 24" inch by Mohammed Ismail
By Mohammed Ismail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition" Painting Pastel 8" x 24" inch by Mohammed Ismail
1986
Signed and Dated
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mohammed Ismail (1936-1993)
Dr. Mo...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Abode I" Drawing 20" x 12" inch (1967) by El Hussein Fawzi
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abode I" Drawing 20" x 12" inch (1967) by El Hussein Fawzi
Signed and dated.
1967
EL HUSSEIN FAWZI: (1905-1999). Born in Helmia district, Cairo on 4 September 1905, El Hussein Fawzi was known in Egypt and the Middle Eastern his pioneering work in the field of journalistic graphic arts. Fawzibegan his artistic studies in 1922 at the School of Fine Arts, studying oil painting. He won the first prize at an art competition for which he received an art fellowship in 1928 and entered the printing school in Paris, from which he received a lithography diploma in 1932. He also studied lithography at the Estienne School in Paris.
He was an artist and professor of oil painting before joining the ParisHigher School of Arts and Decoration from which he received a diploma in1933. Fawzi was also awarded an honorary degree for an oil painting exhibited at the 1939 French Salon. Although Fawzi’s fame was as an agraphic artist he also had an active career in the fine arts. Upon his return to Egypt, he founded the Department of Graphic Arts at the Faculty of Fine Arts and later was appointed director of the department, a position he held until his retirement. He made lots of illustrations for two books by Naguib Mahfouz that were published in the Al Ahram newspaper and also made drawings of all the big mosques of Egypt that were publishedin two big books...
Category
20th Century Modern Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Cardboard
"Untitled 119" Abstract Painting 47" x 31" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 119" Abstract Painting 47" x 31" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certifica...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Cactus by Night II" Abstract Oil Painting 35" x 26" inch by Mohamed Abla
By Mohamed Abla
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cactus by Night II" Abstract Oil Painting 35" x 26" inch by Mohamed Abla
Oil on canvas.
Signed by the Artist.
Mohamed Abla was born in Mansoura (North of Egypt) in 1953. There h...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Abstraction IX" Oil on Wood Abstract Painting 24" x 8" inch by Mohammed Ismail
By Mohammed Ismail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstraction IX" Oil on Wood Abstract Painting 24" x 8" inch by Mohammed Ismail
1989
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mohammed Ismail (1936-1993)
Dr. Mohamed Isma...
Category
20th Century Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
The Cobra (Semenya)
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Presented in conjunction with the inaugural HEAT Winter Arts Festival, for which the theme is Common Ground, 'as we see it' is a group exhibition that highlights the work of twelve a...
Category
2010s Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Sand and Stone
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This work was presented as part of a curatorial conversation on abstraction, inspired by the juxtaposition of two contemporary South African abstract artists: Mary Visser and Sibusis...
Category
2010s Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic
Azeri
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This work was included as part of a curatorial conversation on abstraction, inspired by the juxtaposition of two contemporary South African abstract artists: Mary Visser and Sibusiso...
Category
2010s Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Tested Yellow
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This work was included as part of a curatorial conversation on abstraction, inspired by the juxtaposition of two contemporary South African abstract artists: Mary Visser and Sibusiso...
Category
2010s Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
Enchanted I
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Orly Rabinowitz’s second solo exhibition with EBONY/CURATED unveils the artist’s latest body of work and weaves a richly textured narrative on her conn...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Immersion I
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Orly Rabinowitz’s second solo exhibition with EBONY/CURATED unveils the artist’s latest body of work and weaves a richly textured narrative on her conn...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Abstract Composition 4" Abstract Oil Painting 20" x 16" inch by Youssef Sida
By Youssef Sida
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition 4" Abstract Oil Painting 20" x 16" inch by Youssef Sida
Signed
Circa 1989
Youssef Sida
1922-1994
Born in 1922 in Damietta, and in 1945 he got his degree fro...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Abstract Composition II" Abstract Painting 16" x 20" inch by Leila Izzet
By Leila Izzet
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition II" Abstract Painting 16" x 20" inch by Leila Izzet
Leila Izzet has been exhibiting her paintings for over 40 years. A great lover of animals, she was first kn...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Abstract Composition" Painting Pastel on Paper 16" x 22" in by Mohammed Ismail
By Mohammed Ismail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition" Painting Pastel on Paper 16" x 22" in by Mohammed Ismail
1986
Signed and Dated
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mohammed Ismail (1936-1993)
Dr. Mohamed Ismail was born in...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Abstract Composition" Painting Pastel on Paper 12" x 18" in by Mohammed Ismail
By Mohammed Ismail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition" Painting Pastel on Paper 12" x 18" in by Mohammed Ismail
1987
Signed and Dated
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mohammed Ismail (1936-1993)
Dr. Mohamed Ismail was born in...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Seated Woman with Plant" Oil Painting 31" x 24" inch by Mohammed Ismail
By Mohammed Ismail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Seated Woman with Plant" Oil Painting 31" x 24" inch by Mohammed Ismail
1991
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mohammed Ismail (1936-1993)
Dr. Mohamed Ismail was born in 1936 in Zagazig in Egy...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Abstract Triptych I" Oil Painting 25.5" x 55" inch by Mohammed Ismail
By Mohammed Ismail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Triptych I" Oil Painting 25.5" x 55" inch by Mohammed Ismail
1991
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mohammed Ismail (1936-1993)
Dr. Mohamed Ismail was born in 1936 in Zagazig in Egypt...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Plateau" Oil Painting 14" x 18" inch by AHMED ZAGHLOUL
Located in Culver City, CA
"Plateau" Oil Painting 14" x 18" inch by AHMED ZAGHLOUL
Category
20th Century Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Camouflage" Abstract Painting Oil on Cartoon 20" x 14" inch by Mohammed Ismail
By Mohammed Ismail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Camouflage" Abstract Painting Oil on Cartoon 20" x 14" inch by Mohammed Ismail
1991
Signed & Dated
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mohammed Ismail (1936-1993)
Dr. Mohamed Ismail was born in 1...
Category
20th Century Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Abstract Calligraphy" Abstract Oil Painting 31.5" x 39" inch by KAMAL EL SARRAG
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Calligraphy" Abstract Oil Painting 31.5" x 39" inch by KAMAL EL SARRAG
Category
20th Century Abstract Geometric Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Abstract Composition 3" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 18" inch by Youssef Sida
By Youssef Sida
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition 3" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 18" inch by Youssef Sida
Signed and dated 1990
Youssef Sida
1922-1994
Born in 1922 in Damietta, and in 1945 he got his degree from the Higher Institute of Educational Art. In 1947, he participated in establishing the influential Group of Modern Art. In 1949 he participated in the Egyptian exhibition in Paris. In 1950, he received the Full Bright award for studying art at Minnesota University. He then studied at Colombia University in NY and began exhibiting his work in NY and Minnesota from 1951-1952. He participated in 1953 in the Biennale of Sao Paulo in Brazil. Upon returning to Egypt in 1954, he became active in local and international exhibitions. In 1961, he was sent by the Egyptian government to receive his Ph.D. from Columbus University, Ohio. After, he started exhibiting his work in Columbus and Washington DC.
Y.Sida’s work at the start was mainly dealing with popular Egyptian themes. We can distinguish Sida’s work through his power of using primary colors in its purest form directly in the tubes without being mixed with other colors. Also, we can notice in his work a tendency towards the qualities and techniques of children’s art.
In his later years, Sida began experimenting with Arabic Calligraphy by concentrating on the forms and shapes that are dominant in the popular Egyptian motives and décor. We can witness the dynamism in his Arabic calligraphy work. Sida is also known for his huge murals...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Abstract Triptych II" Oil on Canvas Painting 23" x 60" inch by Mohammed Ismail
By Mohammed Ismail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Triptych II" Oil on Canvas Painting 23" x 60" inch by Mohammed Ismail
1991
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mohammed Ismail (1936-1993)
Dr. Mohamed Ismail was born in 1936 in Zagazig...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
"Abstract Composition" Oil painting 19" x 13" by Tahia Halim
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition" Oil painting 19" x 13" by Tahia Halim
Oil on cartoon / signed & not dated
Tahia Halim was born in Cairo in 1919. Her primary e...
Category
20th Century Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Faces I" Oil on Carton Abstract Painting 28" x 22" inch by Youssef Sida
By Youssef Sida
Located in Culver City, CA
"Faces I" Oil on Carton Abstract Painting 28" x 22" inch by Youssef Sida
Signed and dated 1990
Youssef Sida
1922-1994
Born in 1922 in Damietta, and in 1...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
"Worshippers" Oil on Wood Painting 23" x 16" inch by Mohammed Ismail
By Mohammed Ismail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Worshippers" Oil on Wood Painting 23" x 16" inch by Mohammed Ismail
1989
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mohammed Ismail (1936-1993)
Dr. Mohamed Ismail was bor...
Category
20th Century Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Deconstruction IV" Abstract Oil Painting 28" x 20" inch by Mohammed Ismail
By Mohammed Ismail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Deconstruction IV" Abstract Oil Painting 28" x 20" inch by Mohammed Ismail
1989
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mohammed Ismail (1936-1993)
Dr. Mohamed Ismail w...
Category
20th Century Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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