The Red Turban Fakir by Awais Ahmed (24x36 Inches - Oil On Canvas)
Intense, mystical, vibrant - Awais Ahmed The Red Turban Fakir is a 24 x 36 inches oil on canvas portrait of a seated Sufi fakir with fierce gaze, wild white beard and fiery red turban, draped in red jama with blue beads and kashkol bowl on dark abstract ground. Raw faqir power in impasto.
This original painting is original - Vertical 24x36 - Ready To Ship.
The Story and Visual Flow
24x36 vertical commanding Sufi portrait. Central figure: seated elder dervish facing forward - golden ochre skin glowing, intense piercing eyes, long wild white hair with grey swirls, thick white beard with textured white impasto strokes, wearing flamboyant heavily textured red turban with green, orange and pink palette knife swirls piled high. Attire: deep vermilion red jama and lungi with thick impasto folds, multiple silver rings with dark stones on both hands, silver karas on wrists. Adornments: layered long tasbeeh - dominant cobalt blue beads, turquoise and pink pendant beads, dark taweez amulet - hanging chest length. In lap: dark black kashkol begging bowl resting on left knee. Gestures: both palms open upward in question or dua. Background: moody deep indigo black abstract with scratch marks, tiny green and orange light squares adding depth. Technique: Awais Ahmed signature heavy impasto - sculptural red turban, thick beard white strokes, bold blue beads with 3D dots - signature bottom left Awais Ahmed. Palette: vermilion red, cobalt blue, golden yellow, ivory white, jet black, emerald green. Mood: faqir intensity, Sufi majesty, blessing and questioning, spiritual authority, Thar dervish energy - perfect for powerful Sufi wall, spiritual interior, red turban collector focal.
Why Oil On Canvas
Thick oil impasto makes red turban and robe glow sculptural against dark void while blue beads pop luminous - 24x36 vertical large statement ideal for commanding focal wall and Awais Ahmed signature seated fakir series.
Artwork Details
Artist: Awais Ahmed
Title: The Red Turban Fakir
Medium: Original Oil On Canvas
Size: 24 x 36 inches / 61 x 91 cm
Orientation: Vertical Large
Subject: Seated Sufi Fakir Red Turban Blue Beads Kashkol Bowl
Status: Original Painting
Signature: Bottom Left Awais Ahmed
FAQ - Awais Ahmed 24x36
Q1: Original available? Yes, this 24x36 original is available and ready to ship from Karachi.
Q2: Size? 24x36 inches vertical large.
Q3: Theme? The Red Turban Fakir captures a seated Sufi saint in intense blessing pose - symbol of Sufi authority, mystic wisdom, divine questioning and faqir tradition.
Q4: Framing & Shipping? Yes - gallery floater frame option ships in wooden crate, unframed rolled in PVC tube. Pakistan 2-5 days, worldwide 6-12 days.
Worldwide & Pakistan Shipping - Framed & Unframed
We ship worldwide with museum-quality packaging via DHL, FedEx, UPS, TCS, Leopard.
Framed: Gallery floater frame in wooden crate + bubble + hanging hardware - fully crated for international safety.
Unframed: Butter paper + bubble wrap + rolled in hard PVC tube with end caps - waterproof - safe for oil on canvas.
Delivery: Pakistan 2-5 days, International 6-12 days via express courier. Tracking via WhatsApp/Email. Certificate of authenticity included.
About Artist Awais Ahmed
Awais Ahmed is a renowned Pakistani figurative expressionist famous for red turban Sufi fakirs, seated dervishes with kashkol bowls, cobalt blue tasbeeh and intense gazes on dark grounds in heavy impasto. His 24x36 The Red Turban Fakir is a signature powerful devotional portrait for Sufi art collectors. At Expert Framing Art Gallery Karachi.
