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Canvas size: 20 x 24 inches (500 X 600 mm). Signed & dated at lower left, in original gessoed & gilt frame, glazed. Fine condition overall. Free shipping to US address. (nt r3-b2) Note: Born in 1951, Syrian artist Omar Hamdi Malva was one of the foremost contemporary impressionist painters of his generation. His bold use of color & loose brushstroke create panoramas of movement & expression. After leaving Damascus in 1978, the artist moved to Vienna, where he began to study & become influenced by European impressionism. He has painted everything from the fields of Provence to the coast of Greece & the canals of Venice. Malva has even ventured into more abstract expressionism. His artwork is in numerous public an private collections world wide. (source: RenJeau Gallery, Natick MA) Note: Omar Hamdi (1952-2015), known as Malva, was a Syrian Kurdish artist who lived & worked in Vienna, Austria. Omar Hamdi was born in 1952 in Al-Hasakah, Syria. He worked as a graphic artist for the Syrian press, where he also wrote articles on an artistic criticism. He settled in Vienna in 1978 & was awarded Austrian nationality. He was a member of the General Federation of Austrian Artists, & a member of the Künstlerhaus - Wien. Hamdi's works are widely exhibited in art galleries, including the Arnot Gallery in New York, which acted as a representative gallery for his works. His works are acquired by art collectors & dealers, art galleries & exhibitions, museums, banks & Ministries of Culture. Many of his works have been printed as postcards & posters by several publishing houses & are distributed in several countries. His life was devoted to full-time artistic work. One-man exhibitions: 1976-1977 - People's Art Hall at Damascus, National Museum of Aleppo. 1987 -Vienna, Palffy Palace "Art Salon" 1989 - Vienna, Austrian Central Bank; Art Gallery Chicago; Lyzon Art Gallery Tennessee, Nashville; Gallery Kral, San Francisco; Gallery Arnot, New York; Gallery Ambassador, New York. 1990 - Gallery L'Atelier, Vienna; Gallery Celeste, Vienna; Art House, Göttingen, Germany. 1991 - Gallery Frankenstein, Berlin. 1992 - Wally Findlay Galleries, New York & Paris. 1993 - Gallery Art Forum, International Contemporary Art, Vienna; AI-Sayed Art Gallery/Assad Library, Damascus. 1994-1998 - Wally Findlay Galleries, New York, Chicago, Palm Beach, Florida. 2000 - Green Art Gallery - Dubai. 2000 - Wally Findlay Gallery - Palm Beach. 2002 - Rochan Gallery - Jeddah. Group exhibitions: 1980-1992 - Exhibitions of the General Federation of Austrian Artists, in Austria & abroad. 1985 - World Exhibition of the United Nations Office, Vienna. 1989 - Art Festival Messepalast, Vienna; The First Arab Art Festival; Art House, Göttingen, Germany. 1985-1993 - The Annual World Art Fair, Frankfurt, Germany. 1989 - International Fair of Contemporary Arts (Madrid Arco 89), Spain. 1990 - International Fair of Contemporary Arts (Milano EXPO 90), Italy. 1991 - Art Jonction International, Nice, France. 1992 -
