Artwork
Untitled
Untitled is an oil painting by the Art Brut artist Ibrahim El-Salahi. It dates from 1964 and is held in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.
About this work
Overview
Untitled is a 1964 oil-on-canvas painting by Sudanese artist Ibrahim El-Salahi, a former diplomat associated with the Khartoum School and Hurufiyya art movement.
Subject & Meaning
The work features large, rounded forms resembling heads or masks, alongside jagged lines and small circles, blending abstract shapes with potential symbolic references.
Technique & Style
El-Salahi employed thick, impasto strokes, creating a textured surface with visible brushwork and flat, unmodulated colors, evoking a raw, almost carved quality.
History & Provenance
The painting is part of The Museum of Modern Art's collection, exemplifying El-Salahi's role in fusing African Modernism with Islamic calligraphic traditions, characteristic of the Hurufiyya movement.
Artist & collection
Artist
Ibrahim El-Salahi (Arabic: إبراهيم الصلحي, born 5 September 1930) is a Sudanese painter, former public servant and diplomat.
