Hassan Massoudy

(Iraqi, born 1944)

Hassan Massoudy is an Iraqi artist renowned for his use of traditional Arabic calligraphy in his works. Massoudy often bases his compositions on texts from poets, authors, and philosophers from both the Arab and European culture. “Despite the fact that the codes of beauty differ from one civilization to another, everyone can take something from them and enrich their soul or their art,” he has said. “I like the Zen gardens of Kyoto, the ordered ceramics of Isfahan, a painting by Holbein, but also Picasso’s broken lines.” Born in 1944 in Najaf, Iraq, Massoudy moved to Baghdad in the early 1960s to study calligraphy. In 1969, he relocated to Paris to escape the rising conflicts in his country. Here he enrolled at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he studied a number of traditional Western painting techniques.  After receiving his degree in 1975, Massoudy traveled through Europe with Arabesque, a work incorporating performance, music, poetry, and calligraphy. The artist continues to live and work in Paris, France.

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Untitled (Kabir), 2009

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Untitled (Kabir), 2009

Sale Date: October 26, 2023

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العام بحر وضفته قلبنا Chinese proverb..., 1992

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العام بحر وضفته قلبنا Chinese proverb..., 1992

Sale Date: June 22, 2023

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Composition calligraphique, 1996

Hassan Massoudy

Composition calligraphique, 1996

Sale Date: November 15, 2020

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Composition calligraphique, 1996

Hassan Massoudy

Composition calligraphique, 1996

Sale Date: June 26, 2020

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Au lieu de fulminer contre les Ténèbres…

Hassan Massoudy

Au lieu de fulminer contre les Ténèbres…

Sale Date: June 17, 2019

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Untitled, 2008

Hassan Massoudy

Untitled, 2008

Sale Date: March 31, 2019

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Composition caligraphique, 1987

Hassan Massoudy

Composition caligraphique, 1987

Sale Date: May 17, 2017

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Composition calligraphique, 1995

Hassan Massoudy

Composition calligraphique, 1995

Sale Date: December 4, 2015

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Compositions calligraphiques (2 works), 2004

Hassan Massoudy

Compositions calligraphiques (2 works), 2004

Sale Date: June 11, 2014

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Calligraphy, 1994

Hassan Massoudy

Calligraphy, 1994

Sale Date: June 26, 2013

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According Trust is a Sign of Courage, 1993

Hassan Massoudy

According Trust is a Sign of Courage, 1993

Sale Date: November 10, 2012

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According Trust is a Sign of Courage, 1993

Hassan Massoudy

According Trust is a Sign of Courage, 1993

Sale Date: November 4, 2012

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Splendeur (2 works), 1986

Hassan Massoudy

Splendeur (2 works), 1986

Sale Date: September 4, 2012

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Untitled (Joubert) (+ 2 others; 3 works), 2007

Hassan Massoudy

Untitled (Joubert) (+ 2 others; 3 works), 2007

Sale Date: December 16, 2010

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Calligraphie, 2004

Hassan Massoudy

Calligraphie, 2004

Sale Date: June 27, 2009

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Calligraphie, 1997

Hassan Massoudy

Calligraphie, 1997

Sale Date: June 27, 2009

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Sans titre, 1996

Hassan Massoudy

Sans titre, 1996

Sale Date: June 16, 2009

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Untitled, 2006

Hassan Massoudy

Untitled, 2006

Sale Date: February 13, 2009

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