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Fahrelnissa Zeid — Lunar Chiaroscuro
Fahrelnissa Zeid

Lunar Chiaroscuro

1965

A swirling constellation of fragmented forms and luminous color emerges from Fahrelnissa Zeid's monumental canvas, where deep shadow and radiant light engage in perpetual, cosmic dialogue. Drawing from her signature fusion of Byzantine abstraction and Islamic geometric tradition, Zeid orchestrates shards of obsidian darkness against phosphorescent silvers and glacial whites, evoking the moon's drama of concealment and revelation. The result is a hypnotic, kaleidoscopic vision that pulses with an inner energy, collapsing the boundaries between the celestial and the earthly.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Contemporary Curated

April 14, 2020

Estimate: $150,000$200,000

Lot 44

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Fahrelnissa Zeid, Lunar Chiaroscuro, 1965

A swirling constellation of fragmented forms and luminous color emerges from Fahrelnissa Zeid's monumental canvas, where deep shadow and radiant light engage in perpetual, cosmic dialogue. Drawing from her signature fusion of Byzantine abstraction and Islamic geometric tradition, Zeid orchestrates shards of obsidian darkness against phosphorescent silvers and glacial whites, evoking the moon's drama of concealment and revelation. The result is a hypnotic, kaleidoscopic vision that pulses with an inner energy, collapsing the boundaries between the celestial and the earthly.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1965
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Moonlit, Dark, Monochrome, Mysterious, Lunar, Expressive, Turkish, Modern, Abstract, Oil on Canvas

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