Apocalyptic Riders is a diptych executed in 1984 and is part of a series begun in 1980 by Nabil Kanso.Nabil Kanso: Paintings 1974-94, plate 39, NEV Editions, Atlanta 1996
Description The diptych is oil on 2-piece canvas measuring 2.75 X 4.50 meters (9 X 15 feet).Kanso Paintings, pp.74-75 It depicts two horsemen or as one writer describes "Two wild Knights riding toward each other in an explosion swarming the canvas.Bäckström, Lars, From Odessa to Atlanta, Democraten, p.4, January 24, 1985, Uppsala, Sweden They represent the Apocalypse Riders who are also the riders of the war in Lebanon, the artist’s native country."Bäckström, Lars, Nabil Kanso Paintings, Ord & Bild, pp. 42-43, Stockholm
See also Apocalyptic Rider Apocalypse Series 1984 in art
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