Vente aux enchères en direct 1237Modern & Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art
Hashim Samarchi (Iraqi, b. 1939)
Lot 39PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, LONDON

Hashim Samarchi (Iraqi, b. 1939)

Takween (Formation)

Fermé18 March 2015

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USD 32,500

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Hashim Samarchi (Iraqi, b. 1939)
Takween (Formation)
signed and dated 'H. Samarchi 1972' (lower centre); signed in Arabic, signed 'H. Samarchi' (on the reverse)
acrylic on board
35½ x 35½in. (90 x 90cm.)
Painted in 1972

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.

Note du spécialiste

Considered to be one of the most prominent Op artists in Iraq along with Mehdi Moutashar (who left for Paris in the 1960s), Hashim Samarchi adopted a visual style that allowed him to stand out from the other groups such as the One Dimension and the New Vision. Focusing entirely on limited colours and geometrical forms composed of repeated lines and interwoven circles, rectangles and triangles to create optical illusions, Samarchi's works open up to reveal an unexpected sense of beauty that dazzles in reality.