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Title not known (Abbas 4)
The lower portion of this composition is populated with abstracted architectural forms of piled rectangles decorated with triangular and line patterning. Three domes, which take on a more three-dimensional shape, overlap one another in the central…
Title not known (Abbas 3)
At the center of this composition sits six arches decorated with various patterns of geometric shapes. A larger arch is place at the extreme foreground of the composition and is filled with like patterning. A color palette of natural browns and…
Title not known (Abbas 2)
This cityscape, by Salman Abbas, is rendered in flat abstraction with an overlapping of various patterned surfaces. The color palette throughout is that of earthy tonalities. Domes and doorways indicate architectural forms while the entire…
Title not known (Abbas 1)
In this composition, by Salman Abbas, a series of architectural structures float within a hazy gray background. An array of patterning rendered in earthy colors decorates the floating architectural forms. Domes and latticework windows cast shadows…
Title not known (? 1)
The entirety of this composition is made up of a grid pattern with squares of various shades of blue and black. Within the grid are two arching formations; one opening upward and filled in with patches of red, white, and yellow, the other is…
Taq Kisra (Al Rassam 1)
This landscape, by Abdul Qader al-Rassam, depicts a flat plane traversed by two jagged roads. In the distance stands a rock-cut building in ruin disturbing the horizontality of the composition. A lonely camel rider travels along the road towards an…
Title not known (al-Jader 16)
In this village scene, Al-Jadar creates a deserted and empty feeling to the village that lies in the distance. There is no trace of activity in the painting, it is a static image of architecture and sand. The colors employed are striking blues,…