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Seated Woman with Flowers and Letter - shown to scale
Nasser Ovissi

Seated Woman with Flowers and Letter

Estimated price$1,988 – $3,692

Lithograph

55 × 80 cm | 21.7 × 31.5 in

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About the work

A richly dressed woman reclines in an ornate interior, holding a small card aloft while a vase of vivid flowers sits nearby on a side table. The composition blends deep blues, gold-embroidered garments, and decorative Persian motifs in a lively, expressive style.

Nasser Ovissi (Iran).

Lithograph, 80 × 55 cm.

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

Medium
Size
55 × 80 cm | 21.7 × 31.5 in
Rarity
Limited Edition
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Blue, Yellow, Black and White
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Nasser Ovissi — Lithograph , 80 × 55 cm (representative image)
Nasser Ovissi

Iran

Nasser Ovissi, born in Tehran in 1934, is a distinguished Iranian painter, sculptor, and printmaker renowned for his contributions to the modern art movement in Iran. After earning a degree in Law and Political Science from the University of Tehran in 1956, he pursued fine arts studies at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome. Ovissi's work is characterized by stylized depictions of Persian women and horses, set amidst geometric patterns and decorative elements, reflecting a fusion of traditional Persian aesthetics with modern techniques. His art often draws inspiration from the Timurid, Seljuk, and Qajar eras, incorporating calligraphic rhythms and vivid color palettes.

Throughout his career, Ovissi has held numerous exhibitions worldwide, including a notable joint exhibition with Salvador Dalí in Madrid in 1977. His works are part of prestigious collections in museums across Iran, Italy, France, England, Greece, Switzerland, Germany, Turkey, India, Sweden, Canada, Spain, and the United States. He has received several accolades, such as the grand prize at the Tehran Biennale of Fine Arts in 1962 and 1964, and the top honor at the Monaco Contemporary Art Exhibition in 1974. Ovissi currently resides and works in Reston, Virginia.

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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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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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