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Intricate Figure with Decorative Headdress - shown to scale
Avni Xh Behluli

Intricate Figure with Decorative Headdress

Estimated price$700 – $1,300

Printmaking

29 × 21 cm | 11.4 × 8.3 in

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About the work

A densely worked etching in deep crimson lines depicts an elaborately adorned figure, its headdress erupting in wild radiating strokes and cascading bead-like ornaments. The layered linework creates a charged, almost musical energy across the pale ground.

Avni Xh Behluli (Czech Republic, 1960–present).

Printmaking, 21 × 29 cm.

Part of the permanent collection of the Hindiyeh Museum of Arts, Jordan. One of a kind.

Medium
Size
29 × 21 cm | 11.4 × 8.3 in
Rarity
Limited Edition
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Red, Pink
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Avni Xh Behluli — Oil on canvas , 70 × 100 cm (representative image)
Avni Xh Behluli

Czech Republic, b. 1960

Avni Behluli, born in 1960 in Breznicë, Bujanoc, is a Kosovar artist renowned for his work in sculpture, drawing, and graphic arts. He completed his studies in sculpture at the Academy of Arts in Pristina in 1986 under the mentorship of Professor Agim Çavdarbasha. Behluli's artistic style is characterized by a blend of surrealism and expressionism, often exploring themes centered around the human figure in motion, as well as allegorical representations of animals and other motifs. His preferred mediums include wood, stone, and metal, through which he conveys his conceptual visions.

Throughout his career, Behluli has held numerous solo exhibitions, notably his 23rd personal exhibition titled "Simfonia e Artit" ("Symphony of Art") in 2018 at the Gallery of the Ministry of Culture in Pristina. This exhibition featured a series of drawings and graphics that showcased his unique artistic expression. In 2014, he participated in the "ART in Cairo" international artists' residency in Egypt, representing Kosovo alongside artists from Asia, Africa, and Europe. His works have also been exhibited in various international venues, including Vienna and Slovakia.

In addition to his artistic endeavors, Behluli has contributed significantly to art education. He was instrumental in the establishment of the High School of Visual Arts "Adem Kastrati" in Gjilan, Kosovo, where he has served as a professor. His dedication to nurturing young talent underscores his commitment to the development of the arts in the region.

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Printmaking

Images made by transferring ink from a prepared surface — etching, lithography, screenprint, woodcut — usually in limited editions. Iraqi artists such as Rafa Nasiri helped make printmaking a serious modern art form across the Arab world.
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Expressionism

Art that prioritizes emotion and inner experience over realistic depiction, using distortion, bold color, and energetic mark-making. In the region it gave modern artists a language for memory, displacement, and identity.
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