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Tree with Figures on Textured Paper - shown to scale
Taleb Dwaik

Tree with Figures on Textured Paper

Estimated price$1,484 – $2,756

Mixed Media on Paper

81 × 60 cm | 31.9 × 23.6 in

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About the work

A heavily textured tree dominates the composition, its roots and canopy spreading across crinkled, layered paper marked with primitive stick figures evoking ancient cave paintings. Warm terracotta and burnt orange tones are punctuated by flashes of teal, giving the work a raw, elemental energy.

Taleb Dwaik (Jordan).

Mixed Media on Paper, 60 × 81.5 cm.

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

Medium
Size
81 × 60 cm | 31.9 × 23.6 in
Rarity
Unique
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Brown, Orange, Green
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Taleb Dwaik — Mixed media On Paper , 60 × 81.5 cm (representative image)
Taleb Dwaik

Jordan

Taleb Dwaik is a contemporary artist of Jordanian-Palestinian origin, recognized for his evocative paintings that often reflect themes of heritage, displacement, and daily life in the Middle East. Born in Jerusalem in 1954, Dwaik has developed a distinctive style that blends elements of realism with expressive, sometimes abstract, compositions. His work frequently explores the cultural and social narratives of Palestinian and Jordanian communities, utilizing oil on canvas as his primary medium, though he has also experimented with mixed media.

Dwaik’s art has been exhibited in several reputable institutions across the Arab world and internationally. Notably, his works have been shown at the Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts and the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, underscoring his significance within both regional and global art contexts. In addition to institutional recognition, Taleb Dwaik’s paintings have appeared in major auction houses, including sales at Christie’s Dubai, where his pieces have attracted collectors interested in modern and contemporary Middle Eastern art. Through his artistic practice, Dwaik continues to contribute to the visual documentation and interpretation of his cultural heritage, earning him a respected place among artists from 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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