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Dark Textured Abstract with Color Accents - shown to scale
Mwafak Makki

Dark Textured Abstract with Color Accents

Estimated price$1,400 – $2,600

Mixed Media on Board

50 × 42 cm | 19.7 × 16.5 in

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Ships from Amman, Jordan. Hand-packed in a custom crate or rigid art-tube depending on medium and size.

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About the work

Thick, rugged layers of dark impasto cover a warm terracotta surface, broken by horizontal grooves and scattered accents of teal, orange, and deep red. The heavily worked relief texture gives the composition a raw, archaeological quality, as though unearthing layers of buried time.

Mwafak Makki (Iraq).

Mixed Media on Board, 42 × 50 cm.

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

Medium
Size
50 × 42 cm | 19.7 × 16.5 in
Rarity
Unique
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Brown, Black and White, Blue
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Mwafak Makki — Mixed media on board , 42 × 50 cm (representative image)
Mwafak Makki

Iraq

Mwafak Makki is an Iraqi artist recognized for his contributions to contemporary art in Iraq, particularly through his work in painting. His artistic practice is characterized by a modernist approach, often exploring themes rooted in Iraqi heritage and culture. Makki’s style typically incorporates expressive brushwork and a vibrant color palette, reflecting both personal and collective narratives from his homeland.

Makki’s works have been exhibited in notable institutional settings, including the Iraqi National Museum of Modern Art in Baghdad, where his paintings are part of the permanent collection. His participation in group exhibitions has contributed to the visibility of modern Iraqi art both locally and regionally. In addition to institutional recognition, Makki’s works have appeared at reputable auction houses. Notably, his paintings have been offered at Christie’s Dubai, where modern Iraqi artists are frequently featured, underscoring his standing within the market for Middle Eastern art.

Despite his established presence in the Iraqi art scene, detailed biographical information such as his birth date remains limited in public records. Nevertheless, Mwafak Makki’s artistic output and auction history affirm his significance among 20th and 21st-century Iraqi artists.

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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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