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Abstract Forms with Arabic Script - shown to scale
Khaled Al Naib

Abstract Forms with Arabic Script, 1984

Estimated price$7,000 – $13,000

Mixed Media

48 × 63 cm | 18.9 × 24.8 in

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About the work

Bold layered forms surge across the canvas, incorporating Arabic script within vivid blue, red, orange, and green passages set against a deep black ground. The composition pulses with dynamic energy, blending calligraphic elements into an expressive abstract landscape.

Khaled Al Naib (Iraq).

Mixed Media, 63 × 48 cm, 1984.

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

Medium
Size
48 × 63 cm | 18.9 × 24.8 in
Year
1984
Rarity
Unique
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Blue, Red, Black and White
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Khaled Al Naib — Oil on Canvas, 160 × 143 cm (representative image)
Khaled Al Naib

Iraq

Khalid Al-Naeb, born in 1942 in Basra, Iraq, is a distinguished artist known for his contributions to modern Iraqi art. He completed his primary and secondary education in Basra before graduating from the Academy of Fine Arts in Baghdad in 1966. Al-Naeb's artistic journey began with his participation in the third exhibition of the "Innovators Group" in Baghdad in 1967, followed by subsequent exhibitions with the group and the Iraqi Fine Artists Association. His first solo exhibition took place in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in 1970. In 1976 and 1977, he held solo exhibitions at the Iraqi National Museum of Modern Art in Baghdad, showcasing a significant body of work. In 1979, Al-Naeb relocated to West Germany, where he continued to develop his artistic practice. He held a solo exhibition in Doha, Qatar, in 1982, and participated in the Baghdad International Festival for Fine Art in 1986. Throughout his career, Al-Naeb has been recognized for his dynamic compositions that blend elements of Eastern and Western artistic traditions, reflecting his experiences across different cultures. He remains an active member of the Iraqi Fine Artists Association and continues to live and work between Iraq and Germany.

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Mixed media

Works combining two or more materials — paint, collage, found objects, text, sand — in a single piece. The approach lets artists layer meaning and material, and is widely used in modern and contemporary MENA art.
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Calligraphic Abstraction

Also known as Hurufiyya, this movement reimagines Arabic letters as pure abstract form — a defining current of modern Arab art that fuses centuries of calligraphic heritage with contemporary abstraction.
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