Sufi Baba by Awais Ahmed (22x24 Inches - Oil On Canvas)
Powerful, soulful, cultural - Awais Ahmed Sufi Baba is a 22 x 24 inches oil on canvas figurative painting capturing an old Sindhi Sufi baba with green and red turban smoking a wooden chillum hookah with thick rising white smoke.
This original painting is original - 22x24 inches - Ready To Ship - Rs. 85,000 / Approx. $303 USD.
The Story and Visual Flow
22x24 portrait of heritage. Composition: close-up of elderly bearded man with intense eyes, both hands holding long dark chillum to mouth - smoke swirling up obscuring face creating mystical atmosphere. Details: vibrant green turban with red accents textured with palette knife, weathered brown hands with prominent red gemstone ring and blue feroza ring, white beard blending into smoke. Technique: Awais Ahmed signature thick impasto oil with bold palette knife strokes - heavy texture on turban leaves, smoke rendered with soft blending and white impasto, abstract background in dark green, black, hints of orange and red splashes. Signature bottom right: Awais Ahmed. Background: abstract dark interior with green washes and red expressionist marks. Palette: burnt umber, sap green, crimson red, titanium white, black, ochre. Mood: Sufi mysticism, Sindh culture, soulful aging, spiritual smoke ritual - perfect for cultural collectors, lounge, desi contemporary interior, statement portrait art.
Why Oil On Canvas
Heavy oil impasto brings smoke and turban to life - 3D texture catches light - 22x24 vertical portrait ideal for living room, office, cultural corner focal piece.
Artwork Details
Artist: Awais Ahmed
Title: Sufi Baba - Chillum Portrait
Medium: Original Oil On Canvas
Size: 22 x 24 inches / 56 x 61 cm
Orientation: Vertical Portrait
Subject: Sindhi Sufi Baba Smoking Chillum, Cultural Portrait
Status: Original Painting
Signature: Bottom Right Awais Ahmed
FAQ - Awais Ahmed 22x24
Q1: Is this original? Yes, 100% original handmade oil on canvas with certificate from Expert Framing Gallery.
Q2: Size and frame? 22x24 inches - looks powerful in black floater frame - we offer framing + wooden crate packing for worldwide delivery.
Q3: What is story behind this painting? Sindh Sufi culture - old Malangs smoking chillum - representation of spiritual ecstasy and folk tradition of Pakistan - Awais Ahmed specializes in such soulful characters.
Q4: Can you ship framed? Yes, we frame with premium floater and pack in solid wooden box - safe worldwide shipping to USA, UK, UAE, Singapore.
Worldwide & Pakistan Shipping - Framed & Unframed
We ship worldwide museum-quality.
Framed: Black floater frame + wooden crate + hanging hardware - DHL/FedEx.
Unframed: Rolled in hard PVC tube + bubble + butter paper.
Delivery: Pakistan 2-5 days, International 6-12 days. Tracking via WhatsApp.
About Artist Awais Ahmed
Awais Ahmed is a contemporary Pakistani figurative artist from Sindh known for textured oil portraits of Sufi babas, cultural characters, smoking chillum portraits with bold impasto and vibrant turbans. His work celebrates Pakistani folk heritage with modern expressionist touch. Highly collectible at Expert Framing Art Gallery Karachi.
