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Abstract Red Form on Dark Ground

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Abstract Red Form on Dark Ground Sale price$28,200.00

About the work

A turbulent mass of red, pink, and yellow pigment surges across a deep brown-black ground, rendered with fierce gestural brushwork that radiates heat and kinetic energy. The luminous central form seems to radiate outward from darkness, creating a visceral and commanding presence.

Faisal Samra (Saudi Arabia).

Oil on Canvas, 150 × 200 cm.

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

Certificate of authenticity
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Genre
Abstract Expressionism
Colours
Red, Brown, Yellow

About the artist

Faisal Samra — Oil on Canvas, 150 × 200 cm (representative image)
Faisal Samra

Saudi Arabia

Faisal Samra, born in 1956 in Bahrain to Saudi parents, is a pioneering conceptual artist in the Middle East. He employs a diverse range of mediums, including digital photography, painting, sculpture, video, and performance, to explore existential themes centered around the human figure. His work is characterized by spontaneity, dynamism, and secrecy, challenging conventional artistic representations. ([ayyamgallery.com](https://www.ayyamgallery.com/artists/40-faisal-samra/biography/?utm_source=openai))

Samra studied at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, graduating in 1980. He has held solo exhibitions at institutions such as the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris and Ayyam Gallery in Dubai and Jeddah. His works are part of collections at The British Museum in London and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha. ([ayyamgallery.com](https://www.ayyamgallery.com/artists/40-faisal-samra/biography/?utm_source=openai))

In the art market, Samra's works have been auctioned multiple times, with prices ranging from $36 to $24,595, the latter achieved for "Distorted Reality #19, triptych" at Bonhams New Bond Street in 2010. ([mutualart.com](https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Faisal-Samra/2F9C9914635FBC36?utm_source=openai))

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