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Aref El Rayess — Al Rabih, Al Zouhour (The Spring, The Flowers)

Aref El Rayess

Al Rabih, Al Zouhour (The Spring, The Flowers)

1971

"Al Rabih, Al Zouhour (The Spring, The Flowers)" is an oil on canvas work by Syrian artist Aref El Rayess that celebrates the renewal and vitality of springtime through its floral subject matter. El Rayess, a pioneer of modern Arab art, employs expressive brushwork and a vibrant color palette characteristic of his approach to landscape and still life painting. The composition captures the artist's fascination with nature and his ability to infuse traditional subjects with contemporary artistic sensibility.

Medium
oil on canvas

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Middle East

October 22, 2024

Estimate: $80,000$120,000

Lot 32

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Aref El Rayess, Al Rabih, Al Zouhour (The Spring, The Flowers), 1971

"Al Rabih, Al Zouhour (The Spring, The Flowers)" is an oil on canvas work by Syrian artist Aref El Rayess that celebrates the renewal and vitality of springtime through its floral subject matter. El Rayess, a pioneer of modern Arab art, employs expressive brushwork and a vibrant color palette characteristic of his approach to landscape and still life painting. The composition captures the artist's fascination with nature and his ability to infuse traditional subjects with contemporary artistic sensibility.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1971
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Lyrical and ethereal, 20th Century, Seasonal Themes, Serene, Vibrant, Modernist, Botanical, Nature and flora, Egyptian Artist, Landscape, Large Scale Painting, Spring, Abstract Expressionism, Lebanese, Nature, Modern, Colorful, Flowers, Mid-Century, Color Field Painting, Figurative, Oil on Canvas

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