Charles Hossein Zenderoudi

Private Collection, Spain (commissioned directly from the artist)

Condition: This work is in good condition. There is very light drying cracks in the centre and centre left. There is a very minor scratch on bottom left edge, and on extreme left edge. There is very minor abrasion and mark on lower centre edge inherent of the artist's working process.
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Stylised script

This seminal work is the transition of Zenderoudi's work from a pure two dimensional alphabetic exercise to more complex forms.

The multi-coloured layering of the alphabet, with the characters seemingly super imposed onto each other, shows the transition of Zenderoudi's work as he begins to experiment with more painterly compositions and brushstrokes.