Lot 244: Mohammad Ehsai (Iran, b. 1939) — Calligraphic Composition,...
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Mohammad Ehsai (Iran, b. 1939) — Calligraphic Composition, Oil on Canvas.
A striking modern Iranian calligraphic composition in oil on canvas by Mohammad Ehsai, the eminent contemporary master of Persian calligraphy and abstract script. The work features a bold arrangement of interwoven black letters across a vibrant ochre-yellow field, transforming traditional Persian script into a dynamic, rhythmic graphic form. The fluid, layered strokes rise and descend in a controlled yet expressive cadence, reflecting Ehsai’s signature fusion of classical calligraphic discipline with modernist abstraction.
Executed with assured painterly confidence, the composition balances strong horizontal bands with elegant curving extensions, creating a sense of movement and depth within a pared-down colour palette. The calligraphic forms themselves become visual architecture — at once text and ornament — echoing Ehsai’s lifelong exploration of the aesthetic dimension of script beyond literal reading.
Signed by the artist at the lower right.
Approximately 80 x 65cm (incl. frame)
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