Mid 20th Century Rare Midcentury Arabic Hurufiyyah Painting

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This rare midcentury modern “Hurufiyyah” School of calligraphic painting, also known as the Letterist Movement, depicts an abstract landscape evocative … Read more This rare midcentury modern “Hurufiyyah” School of calligraphic painting, also known as the Letterist Movement, depicts an abstract landscape evocative of a desert sunset and, typical of this school of art, incorporates Arabic lettering as part of the painting, in this case on the horizon.

The Hurufiyyah movement, founded by female Pakistani artist Madiha Omar, blended classical calligraphic techniques with Western abstract expressionism, used Arabic letters as graphic, abstract forms that helped express national identity in the post-colonial era.

This beautiful example is signed by the artist and in its original frame. With more research, the artist ought to be able to be identified according to the signature.

According to a cursory (AI) search, the lettering within the painting references verse 31 of the Quran. See less