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Teardrop with Arabic Calligraphy on Textured Ground - shown to scale
Majdy Qannawi

Teardrop with Arabic Calligraphy on Textured Ground

Estimated price$1,400 – $2,600

Printmaking

28 × 20 cm | 11.0 × 7.9 in

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About the work

A cream-toned teardrop form floats against a richly textured ochre ground covered in a fine grid of incised marks, its interior filled with fragmented Arabic calligraphic forms rendered in dark blue-grey. Above, a swirling dark marbled band adds depth and contrast to the warm, layered composition.

Majdy Qannawi (Egypt, 1943–present).

Printmaking, 20 × 28 cm.

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

Medium
Size
28 × 20 cm | 11.0 × 7.9 in
Rarity
Limited Edition
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Brown, Yellow, Grey
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Majdy Qannawi — Pastel on paper , 44 × 67 cm (representative image)
Majdy Qannawi

Egypt, b. 1943

Mohamed Magdy Qannawi, born on October 12, 1943, in Alexandria, Egypt, is a distinguished printmaker and educator. He earned his Bachelor's degree in Printmaking from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria in 1964, followed by a Master's in Printmaking in 1975. Furthering his studies, he obtained a diploma from the High Institute of Graphic Arts in Urbino, Italy, in 1981.

Qannawi's artistic journey is marked by numerous solo exhibitions, including shows at the Atelier Alexandria in 1970, and international venues such as Galleria La Leonessa in Brescia, Italy, in 1979, and the Egyptian Cultural Center in Paris in 1988. His works have been featured in prominent group exhibitions like the Alexandria Biennale and the Cairo International Biennale. In 1994, he received the Jury Prize at the 5th Cairo International Biennale. In April 2025, Qannawi was honored at the 6th Egypt International Print Triennale for his significant contributions to the field.

Beyond his artistic endeavors, Qannawi has held influential academic positions, serving as Professor and Head of the Printed Designs Department at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Alexandria. He also directed the Egyptian Academy of Fine Arts in Rome from 1995 to 2000. His works are part of esteemed collections, including the Museum of Egyptian Modern Art in Cairo and the Museum of Fine Arts in Alexandria.

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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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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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