Fahrelnissa Zeid developed a monumental abstract language from kaleidoscopic color, Islamic pattern, stained-glass-like structures and European modernism. Moving among Istanbul, London, Paris and Amman, she built large paintings that often overwhelm the viewer through density and scale.
Painting
Artist Films
Fahrelnissa Zeid – 'She Was the East and the West' | Tate
Major Works
- 1962Break of the Atom and Vegetal Life
- 1951My Hell
- 1953The Octopus of Triton
- 1947Fight Against Abstraction
- 1953Towards a Sky
- 1948Resolved Problem
- 1980Someone from the Past
- 1950sLondon
- 1950sAbstract Parrot
- 1970sPortrait of Prince Raad
Interviews & Writing
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