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Item Ships From: Africa
"The Holy Family" Abstract Painting 59" x 43" in by Ibrahim Khatab
By Ibrahim Khatab
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Holy Family" Abstract Painting 59" x 43" in by Ibrahim Khatab
Ibrahim Khatab was born in Cairo 1984, works as a co-teacher in Cairo University, he mixes between painting, video...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Community" Abstract Painting 59" x 55" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Located in Culver City, CA
"Community" Abstract Painting 59" x 55" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are captured with a cult...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Pigeon Huts" Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Located in Culver City, CA
"Pigeon Huts" Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are captured with a cultured ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Windmills of Life" Painting 31.5" x 79" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
By Tasneem El Meshad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Windmills of Life" Painting 31.5" x 79" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes her art, as “a reflecti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Imagination" Abstract Oil Painting 39" x 78" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
By Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Imagination" Abstract Oil Painting 39" x 78" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Ashraf El Zamzami was a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Minya, and he fast made a name for himself in th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Waterfowl II" Abstract Collage 30" x 22" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"Waterfowl II" Abstract Collage 30" x 22" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Fabric Collage on Canvas
ARTIST BIO
Neama El Sanhoury's upbringing in what she ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas
"Waterfowl" Abstract Collage 39" x 31" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"Waterfowl" Abstract Collage 39" x 31" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Fabric Collage on Linen on Wood
ARTIST BIO
Neama El Sanhoury's upbringing in what ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Mixed Media, Mesh
Incarnation, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Theophile DELAINE
Located in Yardley, PA
This lyrical abstract painting evokes a dark mountain rich in colours that seem to be in the process of being organized in a very yellow universe, full of light, madness, power and e...
Category
2010s Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Correspondances opus VI, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Theophile DELAINE
Located in Yardley, PA
This is the sixth opus in the "Correspondences" series. It is an abstract landscape inspired by the colours of the dawn, orange, yellow and green, volcanoes, rivers and meadows . The...
Category
2010s Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Unleashing the Inner Child" (rotating) Painting D 43" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
By Tasneem El Meshad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Unleashing the Inner Child" (rotating) Painting D 43" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
Medium: acrylic on wood (rotating)
Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Story Time" Painting 47" x 39" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
By Tasneem El Meshad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Story Time" Painting 47" x 39" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes her art, as “a reflection of the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Abstract African Tree Rusted Metal Composition "Trees Series: 2A"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Nyasha Mashumba, having been the apprentice of Mark Hilltout, has now started to carve out a career for himself as artist and designer, utilizing the medium and craft he has mastered...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Green and Orange Abstract African Rusted Metal Composition "Geometric Series 1"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Nyasha Mashumba, having been the apprentice of Mark Hilltout, has now started to carve out a career for himself as artist and designer, utilizing the medium and craft he has mastered...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
"Abstraction IX" Oil on Wood Abstract Painting 24" x 8" inch by Mohammed Ismail
By Mohammed Ismail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstraction IX" Oil on Wood Abstract Painting 24" x 8" inch by Mohammed Ismail
1989
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mohammed Ismail (1936-1993)
Dr. Mohamed Isma...
Category
20th Century Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Windows
Ladders II" Abstract Painting 18" x 20" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Located in Culver City, CA
"Windows & Ladders II" Abstract Painting 18" x 20" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are captured ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Seated Pair" Abstract Painting 10" x 20" inch (1960) by KAMAL KHALIFA
Located in Culver City, CA
"Seated Pair" Abstract Painting 10" x 20" inch (1960) by KAMAL KHALIFA
Kamal Khalifa is regarded as one of Egypt’s most prolific modern artists. He left the art world with several c...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Seated Figure II" Abstract Painting 16" x 10" inch (c. 1960) by KAMAL KHALIFA
Located in Culver City, CA
"Seated Figure II" Abstract Painting 16" x 10" inch (c. 1960) by KAMAL KHALIFA
Kamal Khalifa is regarded as one of Egypt’s most prolific modern artists. He left the art world with s...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Hallowed Ground" 47" x 33" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"Hallowed Ground" 47" x 33" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Medium: fabric appliqué on linen
"Fragments of Time" series:
Ultimately, El Sanhoury’s work is contemplated and generated in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Mixed Media, Mesh
"The Compromise" Painting 24" x 24" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
By Tasneem El Meshad
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Compromise" Painting 24" x 24" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes her art, as “a reflection of...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Tales I" Abstract Painting 39" x 39" inch by YASMINE HASSAN
Located in Culver City, CA
"Tales I" Abstract Painting 39" x 39" inch by YASMINE HASSAN
Yasmine Hassan’s still life portrayals of cacti and other stark foliage can scarcely be described as such, given that it...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Cheiftain" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
By Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cheiftain" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
ABOUT
A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Beach Season" Abstract Painting 39" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Beach Season" Abstract Painting 39" x 59" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing course completion from the Faculty of Art
Education located in Zamalek Cairo, Egypt. Granting him his first appearance during 2015, in the Faculty of Art
Education exhibition at El Sawy Culture Wheel Centre located in Zamalek. Ever since, Dafrawy’s artworks have been exhibited, noticed, and recognized by collectors, artists, and curators with an early certificate of recognition from the minister of culture Emad Abu Ghazy at Lamasatt Art Gallery located in downtown, Cairo, during the same year.
Born in 1982, the Egyptian artist started exploring art at an early age. At the age of 11, he won the Princess Nouf award at a drawing competition in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Cairo 3" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
By Ahmed Dafrawy
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cairo 3" Abstract Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Ahmed Dafrawy
Dafrawy’s fine arts academic background started in 2014 when he received the certificate of drawing course completion ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Prickly Pear Ears II" Abstract Painting 39" x 39" inch by YASMINE HASSAN
Located in Culver City, CA
"Prickly Pear Ears II" Abstract Painting 39" x 39" inch by YASMINE HASSAN
Yasmine Hassan’s still life portrayals of cacti and other stark foliage can scarcely be described as such, ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Abstract Melange I" Abstract Collage 35" x 39" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Melange I" Abstract Collage 35" x 39" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Fabric Collage on Linen on Wood
ARTIST BIO
Neama El Sanhoury's upbringing...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Wood, Mixed Media, Mesh
Career Motherhood - Painting, Fabric on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Jeffery’s journey into the realm of collage was sparked by an enlightening visit to his tailor. Upon seeing the remnants of fabric destined for waste, he envisioned their potential a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas
"Fellucas II" Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Located in Culver City, CA
"Fellucas II" Painting 31.5" x 47" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are captured with a cultured ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Innocence" Painting 22" x 14" inch (circa 1970) by KAMAL KHALIFA
Located in Culver City, CA
"Innocence" Painting 22" x 14" inch (circa 1970) by KAMAL KHALIFA
Kamal Khalifa is regarded as one of Egypt’s most prolific modern artists. He left the art world with several catego...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Underground, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Theophile DELAINE
Located in Yardley, PA
Triptych On the ground, the soil of the island, solid! Like a pebble in the middle of the ocean! And yet, at a certain distance under our feet, there is a liquid and gaseous univ...
Category
2010s Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Tales II" Abstract Painting 39" x 39" inch by YASMINE HASSAN
Located in Culver City, CA
"Tales II" Abstract Painting 39" x 39" inch by YASMINE HASSAN
Yasmine Hassan’s still life portrayals of cacti and other stark foliage can scarcely be described as such, given that i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Contemplation Opus VI, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Theophile DELAINE
Located in Yardley, PA
The sixth opus of the "Contemplation" series, an abstract expressionist painting completed in February 2021. This lyrical abstract painting evokes a kind of green water body from wh...
Category
2010s Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
The indifference of the fireflies, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Theophile DELAINE
Located in Yardley, PA
Realized in December 2018. This lyrical abstract painting evokes a kind of hair, or roots, or a nervous system, or an aquatic stringy plant, or a waterfall, in black and white tones...
Category
2010s Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Red and Brown Abstract Rusted Metal Composition "Hollywood"
By Mark Hilltout
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
Abstract Figurative Rusted Metal Composition "Dancing Barbed Wire Study 1"
By Mark Hilltout
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Mark Hilltout has always been drawn to the random, the discarded and the broken. Car dumps fascinate him - he is attracted to the broken edge, not the perfectly straight line. For th...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Metal, Steel, Iron
"Portrait of Woman I" Watercolor Painting 24" x 16" inch by Kawkab Youssef
Located in Culver City, CA
"Portrait of Woman I" Watercolor Painting 24" x 16" inch by Kawkab Youssef
Signed and dated 1962
A short history of Kawkab Youssef El-Assal:
With a ...
Category
20th Century Post-War Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Phoenix" Textile Painting 28" x 22" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"Phoenix" Textile Painting 28" x 22" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Medium: fabric appliqué on linen
"Fragments of Time" series:
Ultimately, El Sanhoury’s work is contemplated and gene...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Mixed Media, Mesh
"Time Travel" Painting 53" x 47" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
By Tasneem El Meshad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Time Travel" Painting 53" x 47" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
Acrylic and Oil on Canvas
Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes her art, as “a reflection of th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Sacrifice" Abstract Oil Painting 31.5" x 39" inch (1969) by Zaccaria Zeini
Located in Culver City, CA
"Sacrifice" Abstract Oil Painting 31.5" x 39" inch (1969) by Zaccaria Zeini
Medium: oil on wood
Signed and dated
Zaccaria El Zeini (1932 - 1993) was ...
Category
20th Century Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
"Abstract Composition" Painting Pastel on Paper 14" x 18" in by Mohammed Ismail
By Mohammed Ismail
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Composition" Painting Pastel on Paper 14" x 18" in by Mohammed Ismail
1989
Signed and Dated
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mohammed Ismail (1936-1993)
Dr. Mohamed Ismail was born in...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Favela I" Painting 17" x 20" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Located in Culver City, CA
"Favela I" Painting 17" x 20" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are captured with a cultured palet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Red Clouds" Acrylic
Inks Painting 39" x 39" inch by Kinda Adly
By Kinda Adly
Located in Culver City, CA
"Red Clouds" Acrylic
Inks Painting 39" x 39" inch by Kinda Adly
Kinda Adly, born in Egypt in 1989, is a self-taught artist. She grew up in Egypt a...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
"Musician" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
By Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Musician" Abstract Oil Painting 24" x 20" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
ABOUT
A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Dune I" Watercolor on Paper Painting 10" x 12" in (1977) by Inji Efflatoun
By Inji Efflatoun
Located in Culver City, CA
"Dune I" Watercolor on Paper Painting 10" x 12" in (1977) by Inji Efflatoun
signed & dated
Inji Eflatoun pursued free studies in art. Since 1942, she has participated in the exhibi...
Category
20th Century Post-War Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Watercolor
"Waves of Life" Painting 28" x 20" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
By Tasneem El Meshad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Waves of Life" Painting 28" x 20" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
Acrylic on wood
Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes her art, as “a reflection of the chaoti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Perched Dove" Abstract Painting 63" x 55" inch by Mohamed Abla
By Mohamed Abla
Located in Culver City, CA
"Perched Dove" Abstract Painting 63" x 55" inch by Mohamed Abla
Mohamed Abla was born in Mansoura (North of Egypt) in 1953. There he spent his childhoo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Waiting I" Figurative Painting 27" x 21" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Waiting I" Figurative Painting 27" x 21" inch by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Ink & Acrylic on Paper.
Signed & dated
The selection of Abd Elmalak’s drawings is reflective of a compositional method that is based on free-flowing and distinct lines and contours that he uses to amalgamate caricature-Esque female figures with monuments and landmarks from his travels, script, animals, and natural elements into interconnected and unified tapestries. His selected paintings explore themes of entrapment, companionship, oppression, emancipation, and faith, which he explores and animate through his demure and virtuous women subjects...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
"Violin" Abstract Oil Painting 20" x 24" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
By Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Violin" Abstract Oil Painting 20" x 24" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
ABOUT
A characteristically bold and optimistic palette does not belie the inescapably pensive nature and at times, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Green Mixed Media on Woven Fabriano Painting "Sacred Thoughts II"
By Anushka Kempken
Located in Cape Town, ZA
This unique artwork is created through interweaving strips of painted fabriano paper in order to create a complex composition with depth and texture. The artwork is framed and floate...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Wandering Souls" Painting 47" x 39" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
By Tasneem El Meshad
Located in Culver City, CA
"Wandering Souls" Painting 47" x 39" inch by Tasneem El-Meshad
Acrylic
Mixed Media on Canvas
Academy of Fine Arts Cairo graduate Tasneem El Meshad describes her art, as “a re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cubist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Windows" Painting 71" x 47" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Located in Culver City, CA
"Windows" Painting 71" x 47" inch by Mohamed Hussein
Born 1989, Mohamed Hussein is a Fayoum native whose semi-abstract landscape and urban vistas are ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Reverie I" Abstract Oil Painting 38" x 60" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
By Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"Reverie I" Abstract Oil Painting 38" x 60" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Ashraf El Zamzami was a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Minya, and he fast made a name for himself in the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bathing Nude II" Watercolor Painting 24" x 17" inch (1959) by Kawkab Youssef
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bathing Nude II" Watercolor Painting 24" x 17" inch (1959) by Kawkab Youssef
Signed and dated 1959
A short history of Kawkab Youssef El-Assal:
With...
Category
20th Century Post-War Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"El Toro" Abstract Oil Painting 57" x 77" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
By Ashraf Zamzami
Located in Culver City, CA
"El Toro" Abstract Oil Painting 57" x 77" inch by Ashraf Zamzami
Ashraf El Zamzami was a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Minya, and he fast made a name for himself in the lo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Aswan Vista" Pastel Painting 12" x 22" inch by El Hussein Fawzi
Located in Culver City, CA
"Aswan Vista" Pastel Painting 12" x 22" inch by El Hussein Fawzi
Signed
Circa 1960
EL HUSSEIN FAWZI: (1905-1999). Born in Helmia district, Cairo on 4 September 1905, El Hussein F...
Category
20th Century Modern Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Cardboard
"Cosmic Explosion" Abstract Wood Painting 79" x 79" in by Leila Izzet
By Leila Izzet
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cosmic Explosion" Abstract Wood Painting 79" x 79" in by Leila Izzet
Leila Izzet has been exhibiting her paintings for over 40 years. A great lover of animals, she was first known ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
"Egyptology" Figurative Painting 11" x 9" inch (1987) by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Located in Culver City, CA
"Egyptology" Figurative Painting 11" x 9" inch (1987) by Ibrahim Abd Elmalak
Emancipation, 1987
Ink on Paper.
Signed & dated
The selection of Abd Elmalak’s drawings is reflective...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Brown Impressionistic Oil on Canvas Figurative Street Scene "On Guard"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique oil painting, drawing heavily from the post-impressionist movement. A gloomy night-time street scene, typical of Glanville's work, depicting two figures in earthy colours.
O...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Large Colourful Poured Enamel Abstract Painting "Atom Shimmer Over The Top"
By Tay Dall
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A vibrant and colourful, unique painting on stretched canvas, ready to hang.
The painting consists of shiny pools of enamel paint that was thickly poured onto the canvas to create a...
Category
2010s Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Ornate Vase" 59" x 33" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ornate Vase" 59" x 33" inch by Neama El Sanhoury
Medium: fabric appliqué on linen
"Fragments of Time" series:
Ultimately, El Sanhoury’s work is contemplated and generated in a th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Linen, Mixed Media, Mesh
"Through the Cataracts" Pastel Painting 12" x 22" inch by El Hussein Fawzi
Located in Culver City, CA
"Through the Cataracts" Pastel Painting 12" x 22" inch by El Hussein Fawzi
Signed
Circa 1960
EL HUSSEIN FAWZI: (1905-1999). Born in Helmia district, Cairo on 4 September 1905, El...
Category
20th Century Modern Africa - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Pastel, Cardboard
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