Anna Molka Ahmed (1917-1994)Untitled (Fakir)
signed 'Anna Molka 73' lower right
pastel on paper, framed
65 x 50.9cm (25 9/16 x 20 1/16in).FootnotesProvenance
Property from a private collection, USA.
Acquired in Karachi, Pakistan in the mid 1980s.
In Untiled (Fakir) we can see a fine example of one of the many themes Molka Ahmed depicted. The seated male figure fills the composition. He is cross-legged and seated in dhyana mudra, a gesture of meditation. He is perhaps a fakir, a local subject whom she came across in her adopted country. Unlike her paintings which feature a riot of colours and thick impasto, this pastel work is pared back and employs two tones of green and yet the detailing achieved in the European style that she was known for employing is remarkable.
Anna Molka Ahmed (1917-1994)Untitled (Fakir)
signed 'Anna Molka 73' lower right
pastel on paper, framed
65 x 50.9cm (25 9/16 x 20 1/16in).FootnotesProvenance
Property from a private collection, USA.
Acquired in Karachi, Pakistan in the mid 1980s.
In Untiled (Fakir) we can see a fine example of one of the many themes Molka Ahmed depicted. The seated male figure fills the composition. He is cross-legged and seated in dhyana mudra, a gesture of meditation. He is perhaps a fakir, a local subject whom she came across in her adopted country. Unlike her paintings which feature a riot of colours and thick impasto, this pastel work is pared back and employs two tones of green and yet the detailing achieved in the European style that she was known for employing is remarkable.
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