Apocalyptic Riders | |
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Year | 1984 |
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Apocalyptic Riders is a diptych executed in 1984 and is part of a series begun in 1980 by Nabil Kanso.
Description
The diptych is oil on 2-piece canvas measuring 2.75 X 4.50 meters (9 X 15 feet). It depicts two horsemen or as one writer describes "Two wild Knights riding toward each other in an explosion swarming the canvas. They represent the Apocalypse Riders who are also the riders of the war in Lebanon, the artist’s native country."
See also
References
- Nabil Kanso: Paintings 1974-94, plate 39, NEV Editions, Atlanta 1996
- Kanso Paintings, pp.74-75
- Bäckström, Lars, From Odessa to Atlanta, Democraten, p.4, January 24, 1985, Uppsala, Sweden
- Bäckström, Lars, Nabil Kanso Paintings, Ord & Bild, pp. 42-43, Stockholm
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