£2,000 - £3,000
Syed Sadequain, Islamic Calligraphy Painting, 'Iqra' and 'Bismillah' - A contemporary painting on stretched canvas by Syed Sadequain, featuring Islamic calligraphy. The central composition displays prominent black and white geometric Arabic calligraphy, forming the word "اقْرَأْ" (Iqra - 'Read!' or 'Recite!'), intricately stylized to resemble an architectural or cityscape form. Above this, a line of black Arabic script reads "بِسْمِ ٱللَّٰهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ" (Bismillah ar-Rahman ar-Rahim - 'In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful'). The background is painted with a transitioning wash of light blue at the top and sandy beige at the bottom. The artwork is signed in black Arabic script, "صلاح الدين غزال" (Salah al-Din Ghazal), in the lower right corner.
With frame: Approximately 56 x 48cm
Good overall condition with minor surface wear to the frame. The canvas exhibits some minor yellowish discoloration or staining in the lower beige section.
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