Signed 'Jamil Naqsh' (lower left)
(Lot Note: From a set of 50 calligraphy paintings from the series 'Verses in Praise of God')
PROVENANCE
Pontone Gallery, London
Private collection, Dubai
EXHIBITED AND PUBLISHED
Jamil Naqsh 'The Painted Word', 4 July 2013 - 31 August 2013, Albemarle Gallery, London, pg. 171 (illustrated)
"They speak of Allah, but their function is to praise, rather than simply to name. That is, the basis of the image is a dynamic response to the name of God, where the sacred name is placed in a context. The context is a sura, or a fragment of a sura taken from the Qu'ran. This allows for a more elaborate and complex development of visual imagery based on the movements of the artist's hand." (Edward Lucie-Smith, Jamil Naqsh 'The Painted Word', Albemarle Gallery, London, 2013, pg. 166)