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  • Collection: Artists - Mahoud Ahmed (ماهود أحمد)

Mahoud Ahmad 21 1980.jpg
In this fantastic scene a man and a woman sleep on a beach while incoming waves lap against the shoreline. The man wears a head covering and sleeps crouching with his cheek resting on his arms. The nude female figure, appearing to be almost twice the…

Mahoud Ahmad 24.jpg
In this rather surreal scene, painted by Mahoud Ahmad, a boat carries a man and a woman to an unknown destination. The gaunt man gazes off in the distance holding a long pole that is the supposed propellant of the vessel. Whilst inside the boat the…

Mahoud Ahmad 17.jpg
This group scene centers on a table where a majority of the figures sit with two of the participants gazing outside of the picture plane. The only man sits with an upright posture wearing a slight smirk upon his face, his head accentuated by a…

Mahoud Ahmad 25 1974.jpg
This painting, by Mahoud Ahmad, centers on a nude female lying in the foreground with her back to the viewer. A stern-looking woman wearing a full head covering draws a blue marking upon the nude figure’s lower back while a group of women, of various…

Mahoud Ahmad 6.jpg
In this emotional composition, a woman crouches with fists clenched and face contorted. She is surrounded by piles of rumble that indicate the past of a lively civilization. The object of her distress appears to be a disembodied hand that lays…

Mahoud Ahmad 31.jpg
This painting, by Mahoud Ahmad, is composed of a mixture of flesh tonalities as the off-whites, beiges, and pale yellows represent the entirety of the color scheme. The sleeping nude female takes up almost the sum of the canvas lying vertically…

Mahoud Ahmad 19 1970.jpg
In this composition, by Mahoud Ahmad, a nude female figure lies awake on a rug weaved with vibrant color patterns of reds, greens, and yellows. The woman gazes at something beyond the picture plane and is marked with enigmatic shapes on her lower…

Mahoud Ahmad 30.jpg
In this simple scene, Mahoud Ahmad has rendered the form of a young boy sitting rather awkwardly in front of a stand containing various brands of cigarettes. The young figure’s expression is striking with his brow furrowed, lips tightly pursed, and…

Mahoud Ahmad 18.jpg
The central figures in this scene are placed on a sandy shore with a boat floating expectantly in the middle ground. The boat bolsters a male figure who waits with arms crossed. In the foreground a child, who stands with her weeping mother, holds out…

Mahoud Ahmad 14.jpg
In this bifurcated canvas, Mahoud Ahmad has rendered dual representations that share fundamental formal elements. The color tonalities of each are most obviously similar being of pale reds and browns. Also shared is the presence of repetitive organic…
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