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Kwahdar Saad

Two Musicians Playing Stringed Instruments

Estimated price$203 – $377

Graphic, Print Making

21 × 21 cm | 8.3 × 8.3 in

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About the work

Two figures are captured mid-performance in this bold expressionist print, one singing with raised arms while the other plays a stringed instrument, the pair rendered in stark black, grey, and white against a deep dark background swirling with dynamic energy.

Kwahdar Saad (Iraq).

Graphic, Print Making, 21 × 21 cm.

Part of the permanent collection of the Hindiyeh Museum of Arts, Jordan. Signed and editioned 4/5.

Medium
Size
21 × 21 cm | 8.3 × 8.3 in
Rarity
Limited Edition
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Black and White, Grey
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Kwahdar Saad — Graphic, Print Making , 21 × 21 cm (representative image)
Kwahdar Saad

Iraq

Sadik Kwaish Alfraji, born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1960, is a contemporary artist renowned for his evocative multimedia works that delve into themes of exile, memory, and the human condition. His practice encompasses painting, drawing, animation, and video, often characterized by shadowy, faceless figures set against dark backgrounds, reflecting existential inquiries and the fragility of life.

Alfraji's artistic journey began with studies in painting and printmaking at the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad. He later pursued further education in the Netherlands, where he currently resides. His work has been showcased in numerous solo and group exhibitions worldwide, including prestigious venues such as the Venice Biennale in 2017. His pieces are part of esteemed collections, notably the British Museum in London and the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston.

Throughout his career, Alfraji has received several accolades, including being named Artist of the Year at the Esquire Middle East Awards in 2012 and a Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center awardee in 2014. His contributions have significantly impacted contemporary Middle Eastern art, offering profound insights into personal and collective narratives of displacement and identity.

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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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