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Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)

5 October 2021, 13:00 EDT
New York

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Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)

Mosque II, 1978
Acrylic and watercolor on paper
Unsigned
Framed

This original painting was done by Muhammad Ali during the filming of Freedom Road in Natchez, Mississippi, 1978. It was done in preparation for the later screenprint of the same name. Religion was always an important part of Ali's life and Mosque II, like its predecessor Mosque painted 10 years prior for Avant Garde Magazine, shows both men and women pilgrims coming from different directions towards one Mosque to symbolize unity in religion.


Exhibited: Muhammad Ali: World Premier Art Exhibition, Roseland Grand Ballroom, New York, January, 1979.
Provenance: From the Collection of Rodney Hilton Brown, formerly President of Hilton Fine Arts, Ltd., publisher of Muhammad Ali's limited edition silkscreen prints, 1978.
Literature: BROWN, Rodney Hilton, Muhammad Ali: The Untold Story: Painter, Poet & Prophet, Fairhaven, MA: The War Museum Press, 2021, p. 68 (illus.)

Frame: 17 x 20 1/2 in.

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