Al Muhsi

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ISMAIL GULGEE (1926-2007)
Al Muhsi
signed and dated 'Gulgee 96' (lower right); further inscribed in Arabic calligraphy and titled 'AL . MUHSI The Reckoner.' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
24 x 29 7/8 in. (61.1 x 76 cm.)
Painted in 1996

来源

Acquired directly from the artist in 1998

展览

London, Soni Gallery, 1998
London, Ismaili Centre, 1997

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Ismail Gulgee created Al Muhsi as a unique composition belonging to an important series in his oeuvre. Painted in 1996, the artist combined abstract action painting and Islamic calligraphy. The title translates as 'The Reckoner' (or, Keeper of Accounts) and is one of the ninetynine names of Allah.