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Lot n° 6

Rachid Koraïchi - Artiste algérien

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"Attar" Lithograph Description: Lithograph from the project "Invisible Masters" (winner of the Jameel Prize 2011 in London), adressing the life and legacy of forteen great mystics of Islam. A tribute to Farid ud-Din Attar (c.1145-c.1221), "Attar" by his pen name, is one of the most recognized Persian mystic poets. He was made famous by his poem "Manteq au-Tayr" ("The Conference of the Birds") which tells the story of the journey and quest of a group of birds (symbolized on this lithograph). Artist proof, numbered 2/6 and signed in graphite pencil Framed in Paris following the artist's directives Lithograph: 15.2x23.6 in Frame: 20.5x29.1 in