NASSAR MANSOUR (B. 1967), EXECUTED IN 2016

Name: Huwa
Brand: NASSAR MANSOUR (B. 1967), EXECUTED IN 2016
Price: 9500.00 GBP
Availability: SoldOut

Price Realised GBP 11,875

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GBP 10,000 - GBP 15,000

Closed: 7 Apr 2021

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Huwa

NASSAR MANSOUR (B. 1967), EXECUTED IN 2016

Price Realised GBP 11,875

Closed: 7 Apr 2021

Price Realised GBP 11,875

Closed: 7 Apr 2021

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Bronze sculpture, in the form of the Arabic word huwa, signed Mansour on the base, mounted on a black granite stand
22in. (56cm.) high

Huwa: Arabic Calligraphy Artworks, exhibition catalogue, Dubai, 2017, pp.52-53

Huwa: Arabic Calligraphy Artworks, Dubai, 2017

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Lot Essay

This sculpture and that offered in this sale as lot 30, are by the celebrated Jordanian calligrapher Nassar Mansour (b.1967). Considered one of the most accomplished contemporary Arab calligraphers, he has been exhibited numerous times in institutions across the world, including the British Museum, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art in Malaysia and the Contemporary Museum of Calligraphy in Moscow. In April 2018, Nassar was awarded the Artistic Creativity Award for his academic and artistic efforts in reviving script by the Arab Thought Foundation (ATF).

Mansour is also an academic in the field of Islamic calligraphy. He is the author of a book, (London, 2011) and recently published the firstcopybook of its kind in the history of Islamic calligraphy (Amman, 2017). For more information and another work on Dr. Nassar Mansour, please see lot 30 in this sale.

This lot has been imported from outside the EU for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on the invoice. Please see Conditions of Sale for further information.