Painter, sculptor, and engraver, Hussein Madi was born in 1938 in Chebaa in South Lebanon. Known for his colourful works that harmonises abstract design and Islamic art, he is today one of the Middle East’s most famous artists.

After completing his studies at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts in Beirut, Madi moved to Rome, Italy, studying everything from frescoes and mosaics to sculpture techniques in bronze and wax. In 1986 he relocated to Beirut, where he has been working ever since. Inspired by European artists likes Matisse and Picasso, he displays superb draftsmanship, his eye notably sensitive to the linear definition of form.

In the past decade, Madi has become one of the most commercially successful artists in the Middle East, setting a record in 2018 with the sale of his Baghdad Landscape painting, which sold at an auction for $75,000.

This hand-crafted We Love Artbox is for all skill levels and contains everything you need to create a masterpiece:

• A 40x50cm canvas with a hand drawn outline of this famous masterpiece;
• Seven 75ml paint tubes of the colours you need, so you have the freedom to paint with as much texture as you would like;
• Three We Love Art branded paint brushes with nylon heads in all the sizes and shapes you need to paint this masterpiece;
• A step by step instruction guide honed to summarise what you need to know to create this masterpiece;
• Premium We Love Artbox (if available yet for this masterpiece!) gives exclusive access to full-length video tutorial of your chosen masterpiece with tips and tricks.