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Red Geometric Abstract Composition - shown to scale
Mustafa El Arnaouty

Red Geometric Abstract Composition, 1961

Estimated price$20,000 – $26,000

Oil on Canvas & Board

45 × 59 cm | 17.7 × 23.2 in

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About the work

Interlocking geometric planes in deep reds, warm browns, and blush pinks create a richly layered cubist composition, where angular forms and gridded lines suggest fragmented architectural space. The monochromatic warmth of the palette gives the work an intense, immersive atmosphere.

Mustafa El Arnaouty (Egypt, 1920–1976).

Oil on Canvas & Board, 59 × 45 cm, 1961.

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

Medium
Size
45 × 59 cm | 17.7 × 23.2 in
Year
1961
Rarity
Unique
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Red, Brown, Pink
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Mustafa El Arnaouty — Oil on canvas on board , 59 × 45 cm (representative image)
Mustafa El Arnaouty

Egypt, b. 1920–1976

Mustafa El-Arnaouty (1920–1976) was an Egyptian artist renowned for his unique approach to abstraction, which he believed encapsulated emotion. He found beauty in the simplest and most ordinary objects, transforming them into captivating images infused with his feelings, thoughts, and memories. His paintings often featured colors, lines, and rhythms that evolved into symbolic and emotional signals, possessing spiritual and emotional energies that leaned towards lyricism, brought to life by his imagination. This artistic experience manifested as a unique form of expression, where the essence of art centered on emotion, and artistic expression revived the experience of sensation through imagination and expression. His art, liberated from rational oversight, emerged pure as he immersed himself in a mystical union with his subject matter. This approach allowed artistic beauty to attain independence from natural beauty.

El-Arnaouty's artistic journey was significantly influenced by Youssef El-Afifi, who guided him into the realm of modern art and reinforced the concept of art as a contemplative practice. This perspective led El-Arnaouty to explore and experiment freely, moving beyond the confines of restrictive academic teachings. While many artists of his generation focused on perfecting academic drawing skills, El-Arnaouty, upon encountering modern abstract trends, developed a vision that combined utmost rationality with profound poetry, balancing precise clarity with intriguing ambiguity.

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Oil

Pigment bound in oil, prized for its depth, luminosity, and slow drying that lets artists blend and build rich layers. The most enduring medium of modern painting, it remains central to the work of the region's leading modernists.
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Cubism

A revolutionary early-twentieth-century approach that fractures objects into geometric planes and multiple viewpoints at once. Arab artists such as Jamil Hamoudi adapted its geometry to calligraphic and regional themes.
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