Mohammed Ehsai (Iranian, b.  1940)
Mohammed Ehsai (Iranian, b. 1940)

He Is The Merciful

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Mohammed Ehsai (Iranian, b. 1940)
He Is The Merciful
signed and dated in Farsi (lower left)
oil on canvas
79½ x 136 5/8in. (202 x 347cm.)
Painted in 2007

Lot Essay

This spectacular painting is one of the largest works by Mohammed Ehsai.
Trained first as a calligrapher, Ehsai's large scale paintings demonstrate his mastery of the craft. In his works, the intertwined letters are not meant to be read. Rather, their abstract form, which visualizes the meaning of the text, is to be contemplated by the viewer.

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