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Abstract Black and Blue Mixed Media - shown to scale
Mahmoud Al Obaidi

Abstract Black and Blue Mixed Media, 2001

Estimated price$15,792 – $29,328

Mixed Media on Board

117 × 116 cm | 46.1 × 45.7 in

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About the work

Bold sweeping strokes of black dominate this layered mixed media composition, revealing fragments of newspaper collage and passages of muted blue beneath, framed by a delicate white ornamental motif at the top. The work carries a raw, brooding energy with textural depth created through the interplay of paint, paper, and gestural mark-making.

Mahmoud Al Obaidi (Iraq, 1966–present).

Mixed Media on Board, 116 × 117 cm, 2001.

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

Medium
Size
117 × 116 cm | 46.1 × 45.7 in
Year
2001
Rarity
Unique
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Black and White, Blue, Brown
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Mahmoud Al Obaidi — Oil on Canvas, 135 × 135 cm (representative image)
Mahmoud Al Obaidi

Iraq, b. 1966

Mahmoud Al Obaidi (محمود العبيدي), born in Baghdad, Iraq in 1966, is a prominent contemporary artist known for his multidisciplinary practice encompassing painting, sculpture, installation, and video. Al Obaidi’s work often explores themes of memory, displacement, and the socio-political upheavals that have shaped modern Iraq, drawing on personal experience and collective history. His style is characterized by a conceptual approach, frequently incorporating found objects and mixed media to evoke the complexities of identity and exile.

Al Obaidi has exhibited internationally at major institutions, including the British Museum in London, the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, and Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art in Doha. His work was featured in the 56th Venice Biennale (2015) as part of the Iraqi Pavilion, underscoring his significance in the global art scene. He has also participated in exhibitions at the Saatchi Gallery and the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, further cementing his reputation.

At auction, Mahmoud Al Obaidi’s works have appeared at leading houses such as Christie’s and Sotheby’s, with notable sales reflecting growing collector interest in contemporary Middle Eastern art. His pieces are held in several public and private collections, attesting to his impact and continued relevance in the international art market.

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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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Abstract Expressionism

A postwar movement built on spontaneous, gestural abstraction and broad fields of color, conveying feeling without recognizable subjects. Its freedom shaped many Arab modernists exploring abstraction in their own visual language.
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