Pioneer of Bahraini modern art

Nasser AlYousif

1940-2006

The Pearl Diver, 1977, oil painting by Nasser AlYousif
The Pearl Diver, 1977 · Oil, 71 × 101 cm

Nasser AlYousif gave Bahrain's folk memory its enduring visual form, in paintings, etchings and prints made over five decades. When he lost his sight in 1992 he taught himself to work by touch, and the linoleum prints of his final years are now held by museums across the region and beyond.

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