Homage to Ibn al-Haytham Painting
Al-Ma’ min Lawn al-Ina’ (“Water is the color of the vessel,” al-Junaid)
Kamal Boullata, 'Al-Ma’ min Lawn al-Ina’' ("Water is the color of the vessel," al-Junaid), 2009. Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 234 cm [triptych] ('Homage to Ibn al-Haytham' series)
Cite this work
Kamal Boullata, Al-Ma’ min Lawn al-Ina’ (“Water is the color of the vessel,” al-Junaid), 2009. Acrylic on canvas, 100 × 234 cm. Kamal Boullata Foundation. https://kamalboullatafoundation.org/art/al-ma-min-lawn-al-ina/.
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