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Two Faceless Figures Over Palestinian Town - shown to scale
Nabil Anani

Two Faceless Figures Over Palestinian Town

Estimated price$7,896 – $14,664

Mixed Media on Board

100 × 100 cm | 39.4 × 39.4 in

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About the work

Two large faceless figures loom over a layered Palestinian townscape of arched gateways, domed mosques, and colourful buildings, their featureless forms blending into the warm golden and earthy hues of the composition. The gestural, textured surface and muted palette carry a sense of collective memory, identity, and quiet melancholy.

Nabil Anani (Palestine, 1943–present).

Mixed Media on Board, 100 × 100 cm.

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

Medium
Size
100 × 100 cm | 39.4 × 39.4 in
Rarity
Unique
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Orange, Brown, Pink
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Nabil Anani — Mixed Media on Board, 100 × 100 cm (representative image)
Nabil Anani

Palestine, b. 1943

Nabil Anani (born 1943, Palestine) is a leading figure in contemporary Palestinian art, recognized for his multifaceted practice encompassing painting, sculpture, and mixed media. Anani is widely regarded as a pioneer of the modern Palestinian art movement, with a career spanning over five decades. His work is deeply rooted in the cultural and political landscape of Palestine, often exploring themes of identity, heritage, and collective memory through vibrant compositions and symbolic motifs. Anani’s style is characterized by rich color palettes and the integration of traditional Palestinian iconography, such as olive trees, village scenes, and folkloric elements, which serve as metaphors for resilience and continuity.

Anani has exhibited extensively in major institutions across the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Notable exhibitions include solo shows at the Palestinian Museum in Birzeit and Darat al Funun in Amman, as well as participation in group exhibitions at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris and the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts. His works are held in prominent collections, including the British Museum and the Barjeel Art Foundation. On the auction market, Anani’s pieces have appeared at leading houses such as Christie’s and Bonhams, achieving significant results that underscore his status as one of the most important Palestinian artists of his generation. He continues to live and work in Palestine, contributing actively to the cultural and artistic life of the region.

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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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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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