Ebru with calligraphy ("He who attains purity (in this world) will indeed attain happiness (in the life to come)")

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Ebru with calligraphy ("He who attains purity (in this world) will indeed attain happiness (in the life to come)")

Feridun Özgören (Turkish, 1942 – 2024)

Turkish

2005

Medium/Technique Paper; marbling with water-based pigments

Dimensions Height x width: 101.1 × 64.7 cm (39 13/16 × 25 1/2 in.)

Credit Line Gift of Ayse Kudat Brown and Jonathan Brown

Accession Number2016.64

NOT ON VIEW

CollectionsAsia, Contemporary Art, Islamic Art

ClassificationsCalligraphy

DescriptionCalligraphic page with Turkish text reading "Benlikten arinan kurtulusa ermistir" - "He who attains purity (in this world) will indeed attain happiness (in the life to come)." Calligraphy by Mehmet Ozcay (b. 1963)

Provenance2012, acquired from the artist by Ayse Kudat and Jonathan Brown, Harper's Ferry, Virginia; 2016, gift to the MFA from Jonathan Brown and Ayse Kudat. (Accession date: March 23, 2016)