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Item Ships From: Africa
Underground, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Theophile DELAINE
Located in Yardley, PA
Triptych On the ground, the soil of the island, solid! Like a pebble in the middle of the ocean! And yet, at a certain distance under our feet, there is a liquid and gaseous univ...
Category
2010s Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Tawhid" Textile Abstract Painting 12" x 16" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"Tawhid" Textile Abstract Painting 12" x 16" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Medium: fabric appliqué on linen
"Fragments of Time" series:
Ultimately, El Sanhoury’s work is contemplated ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Mixed Media, Mesh
"Desert Dream" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 24" x 43" inch by Ahmed Farid
By Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Desert Dream" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 24" x 43" inch by Ahmed Farid
mixed media on wood
Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives and works, Farid is an autodid...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Oil
"Dervish Pair" Figurative Painting 55" x 51" inch by Rana Chalabi
Located in Culver City, CA
"Dervish Pair" Figurative Painting 55" x 51" inch by Rana Chalabi
Rana Chalabi is an established Syrian/Lebanese artist who lived in Cairo for over 35 years and now lives between Be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Vivid" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 47" x 79" inch by Ahmed Farid
By Ahmed Farid
Located in Culver City, CA
"Vivid" Abstract Mixed Media Painting 47" x 79" inch by Ahmed Farid
mixed media on canvas
Born in Cairo, Egypt, in 1950 where he currently lives and works, Farid is an autodidact E...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
"Multicolor Dervish" Figurative Painting 55" x 34" inch by Rana Chalabi
Located in Culver City, CA
"Multicolor Dervish" Figurative Painting 55" x 34" inch by Rana Chalabi
Rana Chalabi is an established Syrian/Lebanese artist who lived in Cairo for over 35 years and now lives betw...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Violin" Abstract Oil Painting 20" x 24" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
By Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Violin" Abstract Oil Painting 20" x 24" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
ABOUT
A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Minaret" Painting 43" x 37" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Located in Culver City, CA
"Minaret" Painting 43" x 37" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are captured with a cultured palett...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Favela I" Painting 17" x 20" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Located in Culver City, CA
"Favela I" Painting 17" x 20" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are captured with a cultured palet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Golden Steed" Abstract Painting 28" x 39" in by Ibrahim Khatab
By Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Golden Steed" Abstract Painting 28" x 39" in by Ibrahim Khatab
Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes between painting, video ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Matrix II" Abstract Oil Painting 18" x 24" in (1987) by Zaccaria Zeini
Located in Culver City, CA
"Matrix II" Abstract Oil Painting 18" x 24" in (1987) by Zaccaria Zeini
Medium: oil on celotex
Signed and dated
Comes in old original frame
Zacc...
Category
20th Century Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Treasure Walk" Abstract Painting 39" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Treasure Walk" 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 complet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Above the City II" Abstract Painting 33" x 47" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Located in Culver City, CA
"Above the City II" Abstract Painting 33" x 47" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are captured wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Abstract Composition" Painting Pastel on Paper 14" x 18" in by Mohammed Ismail
By Mohammed Ismail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition" Painting Pastel on Paper 14" x 18" in by Mohammed Ismail
1989
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
"Pharaoh's Crypt" Abstract Painting 59" x 43" in by Ibrahim Khatab
By Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pharaoh's Crypt" Abstract Painting 59" x 43" in by Ibrahim Khatab
mixed media on wood
Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes be...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood
Green Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Sacred Thoughts II"
By Anushka Kempken
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Untitled 98" Abstract Painting 79" x 55" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 98" Abstract Painting 79" x 55" 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
"Perched Dove" Painting 63" x 55" inch by Mohamed Abla
By Mohamed Abla
Located in Culver City, CA
""Perched Dove" Painting 63" x 55" inch by Mohamed Abla
Mohamed Abla was born in Mansoura (North of Egypt) in 1953. There he spent his childhood and fin...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"A walk of life 1" Abstract Painting 47" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"A walk of life 1" Abstract Painting 47" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing course comp...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Passage of Time" 49" x 71" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"Passage of Time" 49" x 71" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Medium: fabric appliqué on linen
"Fragments of Time" series:
Ultimately, El Sanhoury’s work is contemplated and generated in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Mixed Media, Mesh
"Abstract Composition XIII" Abstract Painting 25.5" x 29.5" inch by Leila Izzet
By Leila Izzet
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition XIII" Abstract Painting 25.5" x 29.5" inch by Leila Izzet
Leila Izzet has been exhibiting her paintings for over 40 years. A great lover of animals, she was fi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"The Holy Family" Abstract Painting 59" x 43" in by Ibrahim Khatab
By Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Holy Family" Abstract Painting 59" x 43" in by Ibrahim Khatab
Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes between painting, video...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Moulid Ya Donia" Abstract Oil Painting 29.5" x 37" in (1991) by Zaccaria Zeini
Located in Culver City, CA
"Moulid Ya Donia" Abstract Oil Painting 29.5" x 37" in (1991) by Zaccaria Zeini
Medium: oil on canvas
Signed and dated
Zaccaria El Zeini (1932 - 1993) was raised in the popular di...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Cosmic Explosion" Abstract Wood Painting 79" x 79" in by Leila Izzet
By Leila Izzet
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cosmic Explosion" Abstract Wood Painting 79" x 79" in by Leila Izzet
Leila Izzet has been exhibiting her paintings for over 40 years. A great lover of animals, she was first known ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Waiting I" Figurative Painting 27" x 21" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Waiting I" Figurative Painting 27" x 21" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Ink & Acrylic on Paper.
Signed & dated
The selection of Abd Elmalak’s drawings is reflective of a compositional method that is based on free-flowing and distinct lines and contours that he uses to amalgamate caricature-Esque female figures with monuments and landmarks from his travels, script, animals, and natural elements into interconnected and unified tapestries. His selected paintings explore themes of entrapment, companionship, oppression, emancipation, and faith, which he explores and animate through his demure and virtuous women subjects...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
"Prickly Pear Ears II" Abstract Painting 39" x 39" inch by YASMINE HASSAN
Located in Culver City, CA
"Prickly Pear Ears II" Abstract Painting 39" x 39" 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
"Hexagonal" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
By Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hexagonal" 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
"Sacrifice" Abstract Oil Painting 31.5" x 39" inch (1969) by Zaccaria Zeini
Located in Culver City, CA
"Sacrifice" Abstract Oil Painting 31.5" x 39" inch (1969) by Zaccaria Zeini
Medium: oil on wood
Signed and dated
Zaccaria El Zeini (1932 - 1993) was ...
Category
20th Century Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
"Embracing" Abstract Painting 24" x 47" inch by YASMINE HASSAN
Located in Culver City, CA
"Embracing" Abstract Painting 24" x 47" inch by YASMINE HASSAN
Yasmine Hassan’s still life portrayals of cacti and other stark foliage can scarcely be described as such, given that ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Portal" Textile Painting 45" x 49" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"Portal" Textile Painting 45" x 49" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Medium: fabric appliqué on linen
"Fragments of Time" series:
Ultimately, El Sanhoury’s work is contemplated and gener...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Mixed Media, Mesh
Abstract Oil Painting "Tendril Blue Purple Red"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique and vivid oil painting on stretched canvas with blue and red colours. Ready to hang. Framing on request
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"El Moez Street 2" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"El Moez Street 2" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing course co...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Detailed Blue Abstract Oil Painting "Small Synthesis 1"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique and vivid oil painting on stretched canvas with blue, aquamarine and gold colours. Framing on request
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"AD 1.23" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"AD 1.23" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing course completion ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Untitled 102" Abstract Painting 31" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled 102" Abstract Painting 31" x 24" 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
Dark Impressionistic Oil on Canvas Figurative Night Scene "Farm Watch"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique oil painting, drawing heavily from the post-impressionist movement.
A gloomy night-time scene, typical of Glanville's work.
Oil on stretched canvas, ready to hang. Shadow f...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dark Impressionist Oil on Canvas Street Scene "Out There"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique oil painting, drawing heavily from the post-impressionist movement. A gloomy night-time street scene, typical of Glanville's work.
Oil on stretched canvas, ready to hang. Sh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Through the Cataracts" Pastel Painting 12" x 22" inch by El Hussein Fawzi
Located in Culver City, CA
"Through the Cataracts" Pastel Painting 12" x 22" inch by El Hussein Fawzi
Signed
Circa 1960
EL HUSSEIN FAWZI: (1905-1999). Born in Helmia district, Cairo on 4 September 1905, El...
Category
20th Century Modern Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Cardboard
"Devotion" Abstract Painting 14" x 10" inch by Amal Nasr
By Amal Nasr
Located in Culver City, CA
"Devotion" Abstract Painting 14" x 10" inch by Amal Nasr
watercolor & ink on paper
“New Horizon” series
There is a constant quest to restore the joy of discovery and the pleasure...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Impressionist Oil on Canvas Street Scene "Street Seller"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique oil painting, drawing heavily from the post-impressionist movement.
A gloomy night-time street scene, typical of Glanville's work.
Oil on stretched canvas, ready to hang.
...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Purple Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "KaliMa"
By Anushka Kempken
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Egyptology" Figurative Painting 11" x 9" inch (1987) by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Egyptology" Figurative Painting 11" x 9" inch (1987) by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Emancipation, 1987
Ink on Paper.
Signed & dated
The selection of Abd Elmalak’s drawings is reflective...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Windows" Painting 71" x 47" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Located in Culver City, CA
"Windows" Painting 71" x 47" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Abode II" Drawing 12" x 20" inch (1967) by El Hussein Fawzi
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abode II" Drawing 12" x 20" 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...
Category
20th Century Modern Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Cardboard
Colourful Abstract Painting "New Remnants of a Broken Order 2"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A colourful, unique and vivid abstract oil painting on canvas. Framing on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Black and White Abstract Oil Painting "Nest"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique and vivid black and white abstract oil painting on canvas. Framing on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Colourful Square Abstract Painting "New Intuition 2"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A colourful, unique and vivid poured enamel painting on canvas. Framing on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Colourful Green Abstract Painting "New Intuition 1"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A colourful, unique and vivid poured enamel painting on canvas. Framing on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Colourful Red/Orange Abstract Poured Enamel Painting "New Intuition 2"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A colourful, unique and vivid poured enamel painting on canvas. Framing on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Large Abstract Surreal Oil Painting "Rise From the Clay New"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique and vivid surreal landscape oil painting on canvas. Framing on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Small Colourful Abstract Painting "Atom Shimmer Anew 3"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A colourful, unique and vivid small enamel painting on canvas. Framing on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Colourful Abstract Painting "Small Intuition 3"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A colourful, unique and vivid small painting on canvas. Framing on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Large Abstract Earth Tone Painting "Embracing the Rhythm of Africa 6"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique and vivid oil painting on canvas. Framing on request.
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sienna Surreal Abstract Painting "Growing Harvest"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A large scale, unique and vivid oil painting on canvas. Framing on request
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Ornate Vase" 59" x 33" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ornate Vase" 59" x 33" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Medium: fabric appliqué on linen
"Fragments of Time" series:
Ultimately, El Sanhoury’s work is contemplated and generated in a th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Mixed Media, Mesh
Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "I am Listening"
By Anushka Kempken
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Abstract Mixed Media on Fabriano Painting "Where Do Your Thoughts Take You"
By Anushka Kempken
Located in Cape Town, ZA
The artwork is framed and floated to the backboard. The dimensions of 44 x 50 cm are that of the artwork only, excluding the size of the frame.
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
Light Pink Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Hello Again"
By Anushka Kempken
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture.
There is an option of a black, ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
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