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Émilie Dubois, (Guatemala, 1995)
The Pieces I Carry
2025
20 x 20 cm each
Mixed media on canvas
Émilie Dubois, (Guatemala, 1995)
The Pieces I Carry
2025
20 x 20 cm each
Mixed media on canvas
Émilie Dubois, (Guatemala, 1995)
Gathered into One
2025
60 x 80 cm each (set of 9)
Mixed media on canvas
Émilie Dubois, (Guatemala, 1995)
Airport Tears
2025
90 x 180 cm
Mixed media on canvas
Émilie Dubois, (Guatemala, 1995)
Your Night, My Day, My Night, Your Day I
2025
90 x 60 cm
Mixed media on canvas
Émilie Dubois, (Guatemala, 1995)
Beyond Home
2025
120 x 120 cm
Mixed media on canvas
Émilie Dubois, (Guatemala, 1995)
Between Here and There
2025
180 x 90 cm each (set of 3)
Mixed media on canvas
Émilie Dubois, (Guatemala, 1995)
Under the Same Sky
2025
200 x 150 cm
Mixed media on canvas
Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, (United Arab Emirates, b.1962)
Pinky Boulevard
2020
155 × 155 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Hassan Sharif, United Arab Emirates, 1951–2016
Garden Series 6
2007
144 × 114 cm
Oil on canvas
Shaikha Al Mazrou, (United Arab Emirates, b.1988)
Rhythm or Rhyme
2021
90 × 90 cm
Wet-coated steel
Ezzedine Hamouda, (Egypt, 1919–1990)
Nubian Woman
1943
46 × 45 cm
Oil on panel
Inji Aflatoun, (Egypt, 1924–1989)
Untitled
1970
55 × 75 cm
Oil on panel
Baya Mahieddine, (Algeria, 1931–1998)
Untitled
1990
64 × 100 cm
Mixed media on paper
Dia Azzawi, (Iraq, b.1939)
Voyager
2007
120 × 120 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Samia Halaby, (Palestine–United States of America, b.1936)
Breaking Through
2021
180 × 180 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Paul Guiragossian, (Armenia–Lebanon, 1926–1993)
Innocence
circa 1990
100 × 70.5 cm
Oil on canvas
Akeel Mostafa Ahmed,
محمد زينة الدنيا وبهجتها محمد كاشف الغمات والظلم
2015
200 × 201 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Ibrahem Olfat,
أكرم بخلق نبي زانه خلق بالحسن مشتمل بالبشر متسم
2009
100 x 100 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Moustafa Farroukh, Lebanon 1901-1957
Untitled
1937
92 x 70 cm
Oil on canvas
Zaid Ahmed Amin,
ولد الهدى فالكائنات ضياء وفم الزمان تبسم وثناء
2011
200 × 200 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Ali Rda Mohbi,
هو الحبيب الذي ترجى شفاعته لكل هول من الأهوال مقتحم
2010
250 × 200 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Mahsa Javed Davashi,
مطر
2021
150 x 150 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Taj AlSer Hassan,
سرت بشائر بالهادي ومولده في الشرق والغرب مسرى النور في الظلم
2016
190 × 210 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Nja Mahdaoui, (b. 1937, Tunisia)
Untitled – Graphic Research
1968
130 x 97 cm
Indian ink on linen canvas
Noura Ali Ramahi, United Arab Emirates
What the dot dot dot!
2025
60 × 80 cm
Mixed media on canvas
Marwa Mahmoud, Egypt
Red Vector
2025
50 × 50 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Liliana Telo, Portugal
Within
2025
61 × 45.7 cm
Oil pastel on cotton board
Faezeh Mohammed Hassan, United Arab Emirates
Echoes of Shadows
2025
50 × 76 cm
Mixed media on canvas
Carole Nona, France
Ode to Etel
2025
66 × 51 cm
Ink on paper
Laura Xenopol, Romania
The Map II
2024
46 × 67 cm
Mixed media on paper
Nasha Maryam Koya, India
The Mighty Melt
2023
120 × 95 cm
Mixed media on canvas
Fabiola Chiminazzo Assumpcao, Brazil
From Ousha to Nora: 3504 | Lunar Cycles
2022
60 × 60 cm
Mixed media on canvas
Bénédicte Gimonnet, France
Forêt V
2021
35.5 × 45.5 cm
Acrylic, Enamel and Mixed Media on Wooden Panel
Nat Bowen, United Kingdom
Chromablox®
2024
Set of 5 cubes – 80 x 80 cm each
Painted Stainless Steel
Jean-François Portaels, (Belgium, 1818-1895)
The storytelling musician
undated
73 x 60 cm
Oil on canvas
Fabio Fabbi, (Italy, 1861–1946)
In the Courtyard
undated
60 x 80 cm
Oil on canvas
Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant, (France, 1845-1902)
Women on the terrace, Tangier
1872
47 x 94 cm
Oil on canvas
Fabio Fabbi, (Italy, 1861–1946)
Marriage Scene in Cairo
undated
122 x 160 cm
Oil on canvas
Jacques Majorelle, (France, 1886–1962)
Sheep market
1944
78 x 80.5 cm
Oil on canvas
Fabio Fabbi, (Italy, 1861–1946)
On the Roof of the Seraglio at the Sunset
undated
80 x 60 cm
Oil on canvas
Etienne Dinet, (France, 1861–1929)
Talkative Children in Bou-Saâda
1896
50.8 x 71.6 cm
Oil on canvas
Rudolf Ernst, (Austria, 1839 - 1919)
The Favourite
undated
46 x 37 cm
Oil on canvas
Jean-Léon Gérôme, (France, 1824–1904)
The Harem Promenade
undated
85 x 150 cm
Oil on canvas
Nja Mahdaoui, (b. 1937, Tunisia)
Untitled, from the Sarkha series
2019
150 x 150 cm
Mixed media on linen canvas
Nja Mahdaoui, (b. 1937, Tunisia)
Untitled – Calligrams on Papyrus
1998
65 x 180 cm
Indian ink and acrylic on papyrus
Nja Mahdaoui, (b. 1937, Tunisia)
Untitled – Calligrams on parchment paper 3
1986–1987
100 x 140 cm
Indian ink on parchement paper
Nja Mahdaoui, (b. 1937, Tunisia)
Untitled – Graphemes on Arches 2
2011
140 x 140 cm
Ink on Arches vellum paper
Nja Mahdaoui, (b. 1937, Tunisia)
Havana Libre
1986
100 x 70 cm
Limited-edition silkscreen created at René Portocarrero’s workshop during the second Havana Biennial.
Nja Mahdaoui, (b. 1937, Tunisia)
Untitled – Calligrams on parchment paper 3
1986–1987
100 x 140 cm
Indian ink on parchement paper
Nja Mahdaoui, (b. 1937, Tunisia)
Untitled – Graphic Study 1
1972
65 x 50 cm
Indian ink on paper
Nja Mahdaoui, (b. 1937, Tunisia)
Untitled – Concretion series
1971
100 x 100 cm
Lacquered oil on anodized aluminum sheet
Nja Mahdaoui, (b. 1937, Tunisia)
Untitled – Gestuelle 3
Early 1970s
65 x 50 cm
Gouache on paper
Nat Bowen, United Kingdom
Pink Diamond
2021
150 x 150 cm
Epoxy Resin
Nat Bowen, United Kingdom
Undivided Fragments
2022
240 x 240 cm
Epoxy Resin
Nat Bowen, United Kingdom
Candy
2022
120 x 120 cm
Epoxy Resin
Nat Bowen, United Kingdom
Dusk
2020
150 x 180 cm
Epoxy Resin
Nat Bowen, United Kingdom
Artura Aura
2022
150 x 150 cm
Epoxy Resin
Nat Bowen, United Kingdom
Big Blue
2020
150 x 150 cm
Epoxy Resin
Mohammed Kazem, United Arab Emirates, b. 1969
Soundless Green no. 3 (Set of 4)
2017
59 x 41 cm each
Pastel on paper
,
Untitled
1800s
29.5 cm diameter
A table screen with jade plaquette, china Qing Dynasty. Semiprecious stones on a jade plaque.
,
Untitled
1800s
26.5 cm diameter
A table screen with jade plaquette, china Qing Dynasty. Semiprecious stones on a jade plaque.
Tarek Elkassouf, Lebanese-Australian, b. 1985
Breakthrough
2024
1.5 × 18 × 12 cm
Ink on paper, Leporello
Mohammed Kazem, United Arab Emirates, b. 1969
Soundless Blue no. 3 (Set of 4)
2017
59 x 41 cm each
Pastel on paper
Mohammed Kazem, United Arab Emirates, b. 1969
Soundless Red no. 2 (Set of 4)
2017
59 x 41 cm each
Pastel on paper
Lorenzo Quinn, b. 1966
Love
2020
350 x 191 x 174 cm
LED lights, Stainless steel plate, Stainless steel wire mesh
John Clement, United States of America, b. 1969
Inner Tube
2015
152 x 139 x 114 cm
Paint, Steel Pipe, Steel Plate
THE PRISM, Italy
Joy Of Desert
2025
200 cm
Fine art printing on Plexy Chromed Gold
Noor Al Suwaidi, United Arab Emirates, b. 1981
In The Deep
2024
101 x 107 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Mohammed Kazem, United Arab Emirates, b. 1969
Experiment
2016
197.5 x 112.5 cm
Acrylic and ink on paper
Najat Makki, United Arab Emirates, b. 1956
Resonance #4
2023
100 x 100 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Najat Makki, United Arab Emirates, b. 1956
Rhythm
2004
100 x 100 cm, 50 x 50 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Salma Al Marri, United Arab Emirates, Ras Al Khaimah, b.1962
Poem
2012
120 x 100 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Khalid Al Banna, United Arab Emirates, b. 1975
Past Returns to the Present
2024
140 x 100 cm
Ink, spray paint and collage on paper
Noor Al Suwaidi, United Arab Emirates, b. 1981
Lips
2011
177 x 101 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Mohammed Kazem, United Arab Emirates, b. 1969
Soundless Purple no. 1 (Set of 4)
2017
59 x 41 cm each
Pastel on paper
Abdul Qader Al Rais, United Arab Emirates, b.1951
Serenity Series, Set of 3
2009
150 x 200 x 200 x 200 x 200 x 200 cm
Acrylic & oil on Canvas
Hassan Sharif, United Arab Emirates, 1951–2016
Sand Dollar No. 16
2011
200 x 145 cm
Oil on canvas
Hussein Sharif, United Arab Emirates, b. 1961
Untitled
2016
75 x 60 x 55 cm
Iron wires
Hussein Sharif, United Arab Emirates, b. 1961
Untitled
2010
60 x 45 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Ebtisam Abdulaziz, United Arab Emirates, b. 1975
Untitled
2014
101 x 201 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Abdulrahim Salem, United Arab Emirates, b. 1955
Untitled
2011
61 x 51 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Abdulrahim Salem, United Arab Emirates, b. 1955
Untitled
2004
150 x 120 cm
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
Shaikha Al Mazrou, United Arab Emirates, b. 1988
Unfolded Creases
2022
100 x 164 x 20 cm
Wet-coated steel
Noor Al Suwaidi, United Arab Emirates, b. 1981
The Head
2003
42 x 19 x 25 cm
Plaster cast
Hassan Sharif, United Arab Emirates, 1951–2016
Squares No. 33
2013
145 x 130 cm
Oil on canvas
Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, United Arab Emirates, b. 1962
Untitled, set of 25
2018
42 x 29.7 cm each
Mixed media on paper
Abdulrahim Salem, United Arab Emirates, b. 1955
Untitled, 39
2023
91 x 91 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Najat Makki, United Arab Emirates, b. 1956
Untitled
2006
175 x 160 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Mona Al Khaja, United Arab Emirates, Sharjah, b. 1958
Untitled
2006
54 x 39 cm
Mixed media on canvas
Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Qassab, United Arab Emirates, b. 1960
Untitled
2017
120 x 150 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Qassab, United Arab Emirates, b. 1960
Untitled
2004
48 x 58 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Qassab, United Arab Emirates, b. 1960
Untitled
2007
55 x 40 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Hussein Sharif, United Arab Emirates, b. 1961
Untitled
2024
150 x 120 cm
Acrylic on canvas
THE PRISM, Italy
Water Elements | Deep Blue
2025
200 cm
Fine art printing on Plexy Chromed Silver
THE PRISM, Italy
Trust
2025
200 cm
Fine art printing on Plexy Chromed Silver
THE PRISM, Italy
Mother Earth Connector
2025
100 cm
Fine art printing on Dibond Chromed Silver
THE PRISM, Italy
Liberation In Blue
2025
200 cm
Fine art printing on Plexy Chromed Silver
THE PRISM, Italy
Gratitude
2025
200 cm
Fine art printing on Plexy Chromed Silver
THE PRISM, Italy
Enlightment In White
2024
200 cm
Fine art printing on Plexy Chromed Blue
Azza Al Qubaisi, United Arab Emirates, b. 1978
Ghonnela
2021
100 x 100 x 180 cm
Mild Steel
Sama Al Shaibi, Iraq-Palestine,b.1973
Water Bearer II
2019
63.5 x 50.8 cm
Photogravure blind embossing with transparent ink relief rolled on Stonehenge White 100% rag paper
,
Studio portrait of Fellah women carrying a clay water jug in Egypt
late 1880s early 1890s
22 x 28 cm
Albumen print
Sama Al Shaibi, Iraq-Palestine,b.1973
Standing River
2019
63.5 x 50.8 cm
Photogravure blind embossing with transparent ink relief rolled on Stonehenge White 100% rag paper
Sama Al Shaibi, Iraq-Palestine,b.1973
Marjanah
2019
63.5 x 50.8 cm
Photogravure blind embossing with transparent ink relief rolled on Stonehenge White 100% rag paper
Ana Elisa Murta, Brazil, b. 1982
Sand
undated
10 x 1.68 m
Non-toxic paint crafted from iron ore residues on a golden canvas
Ana Elisa Murta, Brazil, b. 1982
Relic
undated
1.75 x 1.5 m
Non-toxic paint made from mining residues on canvas
Ana Elisa Murta, Brazil, b. 1982
Motion Stars
undated
145 x 221 cm
Non-toxic paints handcrafted with mineral pigments, applied through brushstrokes and sponging on canvas
Ana Elisa Murta, Brazil, b. 1982
Mineral Mosaic
2019
64 x 44 cm each
Reclaimed MDF rulers splattered with non-toxic mineral paints
Azza Al Qubaisi, United Arab Emirates, b. 1978
Metaphor 1
undated
40 x 15 x 40 cm
Mild Steel
Azza Al Qubaisi, United Arab Emirates, b. 1978
Seeds (Roots Series)
undated
27 x 6 x 28 cm
Stainless steel
Georges Washington, France, 1827–1910
The Skirmish
undated
74 x 92 cm
Oil on canvas
Abdul Qader Al Rais, United Arab Emirates, b.1951
The Past and The Future
1989
187 x 86 cm
Oil on canvas
Unknown Photographer,
Music and dance troupe performing in Egypt
c.1880s - 1890s
22 x 28 cm
Albumen print
Paul Albert Girard, France, 1839-1920
Entertainment scene in Algeria
undated
73 x 62 cm
Oil on canvas
Azza Al Qubaisi, United Arab Emirates, b. 1978
Between the Dunes
2022
200 x 200 x 220 cm
Mild Steel with Dates leaves
THE PRISM, Italy
(Energy Reset) Love
2025
200 cm
Fine art printing on Plexy Chromed Silver
Tarek Elkassouf, Lebanese-Australian, b. 1985
Boundaries
2024
32 x 1.2 x 1 meters
Gold on Limestone
Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, United Arab Emirates, b. 1962
Bassinet
2016
75 × 87 × 47 cm
Cardboard, Twine papier-mâché, papier-mâché
Abdul Qader Al Rais, United Arab Emirates, b.1951
Barjeel Wind Tower
1988
92 × 57 cm
Oil on canvas
Ana Elisa Murta, Brazil, b. 1982
Ambiguous
undated
1, 22 × 38 × 1 cm
Non-toxic paint made from mining residues on Eucatex
Mona Al Khaja, United Arab Emirates, Sharjah, b. 1958
Amal (Hope)
2023
200 × 130 cm
Acrylic on canvas
Alexandre Leroux, France 1836-1912
Alma dancers performing in the harem
c.1870s
19 × 25 cm
Albumen print
Azza Al Qubaisi, United Arab Emirates, b. 1978
Abaya
2021
100 x 100 x 180 cm
Mild Steel
Anthony James, British-American, b. 1974
80″ Great Stellated Dodecahedron (Solar Black)
2022
203.2 x 203.2 x 203.2 cm
LED lights, Steel, double sided glass
THE PRISM, Italy
Dancing Elements
2025
200 cm
Fine art printing on Plexy Chromed Gold
Fabio Fabbi, (Italy, 1861–1946)
Dancer in the Harem
undated
100 x 70cm
Oil on canvas
John Clement, United States of America, b. 1969
Curl
2018
165 x 165 x 127 cm
Paint, Steel Pipe, Steel Plate
THE PRISM, Italy
Cosmic Frame
2025
300 cm
Fine art printing on Plexy Chromed Blue
Ana Elisa Murta, Brazil, b. 1982
Convergence
undated
1.38 x 1.84 m
Non-toxic paint made from mining residues on canvas
Khalid Al Banna, United Arab Emirates, b. 1975
Contradictions
2014
70 x 54 cm
Paper collage
Najat Makki, United Arab Emirates, b. 1956
Composition 4
2012
65 x 52 cm
Acrylic on canvas
THE PRISM, Italy
Energy Density
2025
200 cm
Fine art printing on Plexy Chromed Gold
Ana Elisa Murta, Brazil, b. 1982
Earthen
undated
1.3 x 50 x 2 m
Non-toxic paint made from mining residues on canvas
THE PRISM, Italy
Dynamic Light Primary Prism In Yellow
2025
200 cm
Fine art printing on Plexy Chromed Blue
Abdul Qader Al Rais, United Arab Emirates, b.1951
The Wait
1968
78 x 58 cm
Oil on board
Georges Washington, France, 1827–1910
Arab Warriors
undated
49 × 59 cm
Oil on canvas
Léon Comerre, France, 1850–1916
Reverie
undated
115 x 73 cm
Oil on canvas
Léon Comerre, France, 1850–1916
Meriam, an Arab beauty
undated
131.4 x 98.4 cm
Oil on canvas
Vincent Stiepevich, Russia–United States of America 1841–1910
In the Harem
undated
76.5 x 51 cm
Oil on canvas
Paul Leroy, France, 1860–1942
First Born, Oriental Scene
1908
100 x 80 cm
Oil on canvas
Jan-Baptist Huysmans, Belgium, 1826–1906
First Cradle in the East
1891
32 x 40 cm
Oil on panel
Aloysius O’Kelly, Ireland 1853–1936
Street Scene in Cairo
after 1880
50 x 33 cm
Oil on canvas
Francois Antoine Bossuet, Belgium 1798–1889
Entrance to a Mosque, Granada
undated
40 x 32 cm
Oil on canvas
David Bates, United Kingdom 1840–1921
Outskirts of Minieh, Upper Egypt
undated
33 x 53 cm
Oil on canvas
Aubrey Hunt, United States of America, 1855-1922
A Camel Train, Morocco
undated
46 × 33 cm
Oil on canvas
Charles-Théodore Frère, France,1814–1888
Outskirts of Minieh, Upper Egypt
undated
45 x 71 cm
Oil on canvas
Augustus Lamplough, United Kingdom, 1877–1930
Bazaar
undated
41 × 31 cm
Watercolor on canvas
Rudolf Ernst, (Austria, 1839 - 1919)
Odalisque
undated
46 x 55 cm
Oil on canvas
Fabio Fabbi, (Italy, 1861–1946)
Marriage Scene in Cairo
undated
122 x 160 cm
Oil on canvas
Fabio Fabbi, (Italy, 1861–1946)
On the Roof of the Seraglio at Sunset
undated
80 x 60 cm
Oil on canvas
Fabio Fabbi, (Italy, 1861–1946)
Women Resting on the Terrace
undated
90 x 150 cm
Oil on canvas
Marie-Antoinette Izart, France, 1867–1927
The Cup of Coffee
1901
190 x 135 cm
Oil on canvas
Léon Comerre, France, 1850–1916
Miss Journet in Oriental Dress
undated
132 x 90 cm
Oil on canvas
Maguelonne Lefebvre-Glaize, France, 1839–1919
The Musician
1896
93 x 75 cm
Oil on canvas
Léon Herbo, France, 1850–1916
The Red Turban
undated
36 x 27 cm
Oil on panel
Anthony James, British-American, b. 1974
90″ Triacontahedron
2022
269.2 x 228.6 x 228.6 cm
LED, Specialized glass, Steel
Azza Al Qubaisi, United Arab Emirates, b. 1978
Between the Dunes
2022
156 × 290 × 126 cm
Mild Steel with Dates leaves
Tarek Elkassouf, Lebanese-Australian, b. 1985
Linear Gold
2024
1.5 × 18 × 12 cm
Gold on paper, Leporello
Tarek Elkassouf, Lebanese-Australian, b. 1985
The Mind
2024
1.5 × 18 × 12 cm
Ink on paper, Leporello
Tarek Elkassouf, Lebanese-Australian, b. 1985
The Invisible
2024
1.5 × 18 × 12 cm
Ink on paper, Leporello
Tarek Elkassouf, Lebanese-Australian, b. 1985
Life of a Cube
2024
1.5 × 18 × 12 cm
Ink on paper, Leporello
Tarek Elkassouf, Lebanese-Australian, b. 1985
Balance in Fragility
2024
1.5 × 18 × 12 cm
Ink on paper, Leporello
Tarek Elkassouf, Lebanese-Australian, b. 1985
Intersections
2024
1.5 × 18 × 12 cm
Ink on paper, Leporello
Tarek Elkassouf, Lebanese-Australian, b. 1985
Squares and Gold
2024
1.5 × 18 × 12 cm
Gold on paper, Leporello
Tarek Elkassouf, Lebanese-Australian, b. 1985
Inter-Connection
2024
150 × 800 × 1 cm
87 Drawings [29,7cmx21cm], Gold on paper, Leporello, Ink on paper, Leporello
Rudolf Ernst, (Austria, 1839 - 1919)
An Important visit
undated
45.7 × 37.8 cm
Oil on panel
