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White horses

 

Year 2014
Technique Oil on canvas (brush)
Dimensions 118×69 cm
Status Not for sale

In this painting, Aly Mohsen depicts two white horses in motion within a luminous and harmonious natural landscape. Captured in an elegant and dynamic stride, the horses become symbols of freedom, strength, and grace. Diffused light and a natural palette of greens, blues, and ochres create a serene balance, enhanced by the warm-toned wooden frame.

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Description

White Horses is a figurative painting by Aly Mohsen depicting two white horses in motion within a luminous and harmonious natural landscape, developed in continuity with the European figurative painting tradition. The equine figures, captured in an elegant and dynamic stride, form the compositional focus of the work and carry symbolic associations related to freedom, strength, and grace.

The surrounding landscape is constructed through a rich palette of greens, ochres, and blues: vegetation, trees, and sky contribute to a balanced sense of depth and natural spatial organization. Diffused light enhances the purity of the horses, allowing them to emerge naturally from the background. The brushwork is fluid and descriptive, conveying both the animals’ movement and the calm stability of the rural setting.

The warm-toned wooden frame encloses the painting with understated elegance and establishes a chromatic dialogue with the earthy hues of the composition, reinforcing its overall visual harmony.

This work belongs to Aly Mohsen’s figurative and landscape production as a representative example of his painterly approach, where compositional balance, technical refinement, and symbolic resonance are integrated into a coherent and enduring visual language.