Lot 171: Mahmoud Hammad

Mahmoud Hammad
Syria, 1923-1988
mosque
signed and dated 1947 in Arabic lower left
oil on canvas
43 by 33 cm., 17 by 13 in.
Although better known as one of the founders of the abstract art movement in Syria, based on Arabic calligraphy, this is an example of his earlier work, which mainly consisted of impressionistic landscapes.