HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum by Elnaz Asgharzadeh Explore Mondoir Collection Medium: Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 177 x 174 cm Year: 2024 Price on request Status: available Why collect this work?A tightly cropped, near-square portrait uses a raised chin, off-frame gaze, and monumental scale to construct an image of concentrated public authority rather than casual likeness. The artist profile identifies hyperrealistic oil painting as Elnaz Asgharzadeh’s preferred approach. Here, close facial description supports the formal presentation of the named sitter, while the enlarged calligraphic forms keep the image from functioning only as a study of appearance.In the photograph, the head and shoulders fill most of the field. Glasses cross the carefully differentiated eyes and brow, while pale fabric surrounds the darker beard and headband, directing attention toward the firm mouth and upward-angled gaze.The documented oil-on-canvas medium makes possible gradual shifts across skin, fabric, hair, and reflected lenses. At 177 by 174 cm, those distinctions are expanded beyond ordinary bodily scale.Encountering this work allows comparison between individual likeness and the visual codes of official portraiture: controlled expression, elevated viewpoint, traditional dress, and a background that links the figure to written cultural form. About the ArtistElnaz Asgharzadeh Elnaz Asgharzadeh is an artist featured in the Mondoir Collection. Nationality: Turkish
