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"You fled to the desert on wings of the heart, the desert is lost in the realm of your heart." Rumi, 13th Century
"You fled to the desert on wings of the heart, the desert is lost in the realm of your heart." Rumi, 13th Century

"You fled to the desert on wings of the heart, the desert is lost in the realm of your heart."
Rumi, 13th Century

Artist (Iraqi, 1944)
Date2013
Geographic OriginFrance | Iraq
MediumWatercolor on Paper
DimensionsOverall: H 29 1/2 x W 21 5/8 in. (H 75 x W 55 cm)
Credit LinePurchase 2016 Contemporary Art Society of Great Britain Fund
Object number2016.2.6
Copyright© Hassan Massoudy
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Object NameWatercolor | Painting
Title Details
Artist title "You fled to the desert on wings of the heart, the desert is lost in the realm of your heart." Rumi, 13th Century
InscriptionsObject signed and titled along bottom edge is english, french, and arabic handwritten script.

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