Wassef Boutros-Ghali: A Retrospective & Book Launch
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Works
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Untitled, 1994
Acrylic on Canvas
22 x 26 in | 55.88 x 66.4 -
The Maze, 2001
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 38 in | 116.84 x 96.52 cm -
Horizon XII, 2002
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 38 | 116.84 x 96.52 -
Eruption, 2002
Acrylic on Canvas
30 x 30 in | 76.2 x 76.2 cm -
The Black Square,
2002
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 38 in | 116.84 x 96.52 cm -
Untitled, 2002
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 38 in | 116.84 x 96.52 cm -
The Chinese Spoon,
2002
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 46 in | 116.84 x 116.84 cm -
Untitled, 2009
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 38 in | 116.84 x 96.52 cm -
Untitled, 2016
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 38 in | 116.84 x 96.52 cm
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Le Troupeau (The Herd), 2002
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 46 in | 116.84 cm -
Square Rain, 2021
Acrylic on Canvas
54 x 54 in | 137.16 x 137.16 cm -
The King, 2021
Acrylic on Canvas
54 x 54 in | 137.16 x 137.16 cm -
Last Spring, 2021
Acrylic on Canvas
54 x 54 in | 137.16 x 137.16 cm -
Untitled, 2020
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 46 in | 116.84 x 116.84 -
Shadow of the Red, 2019
Acrylic on Canvas
27.6 x 27.6 in | 70.1 x 70.1 cm -
Untitled, 2014
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 38. in | 116.84 x 96.52 cm -
Untitled, 2014
Acrylic on Canvas
38 x 46 in | 96.52 x 116.84 cm -
Untitled, 2014
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 38 in | 116.84 x 96.52 cm -
Untitled, 2014
Acrylic on Canvas
38 x 38 in | 96.52 x 96.52 cm -
Red Shape, 2013
Acrylic on Canvas
65 x 55 in | 165.1 x 137.16 cm -
Untitled, 2011
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 38 in | 116.84 x 96.52 cm -
Untitled, 2013
Acrylic on Canvas
28 x 22 in | 71.12 x 55.88 cm -
Night, 2000
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 38 in | 116.84 x 96.52 cm -
untitled, 2020
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 46 in | 116.84 x 116.84 cm -
Summer, 2002
Acrylic on Canvas
38 x 46 in | 96.52 x 116.84 cm -
Love, 2010
Acrylic on Canvas
79 x 52 in | 200.66 x 132.08 cm -
Untitled, 2016
Acrylic on Canvas
33.5 x 27.5 in | 85.09 x 69.85 cm -
Untitled, 2012
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 46 in | 116.84 x 116.84 cm -
Untitled, 2015
Acrylic on Canvas
32 x 20 in | 81.28 x 50.8 cm -
Square in a Square, 2015
Acrylic on Canvas
38 x 38 in | 96.52 x 96.52 cm -
Untitled, 2014
Acrylic on Canvas
46 x 38 in | 116.84 x 96.52 cm
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Black Shadow, 2013
Acrylic on Canvas
65 x 55 in | 165.1 x 139.7 cm -
Diamond, 1978
Acrylic on canvas
44 x 36 in | 116.84 x 96.52 cm
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Overview
Untitled, 1994
Acrylic on Canvas
22 x 26 in | 55.88 x 66.4 -
press-release
Spanning his distinct creative phases, the works in this exhibition reflect an enduring artistic legacy shaped across Cairo, Paris, and New York City. Boutros-Ghali’s practice was informed by both cultural hybridity and political upheaval, and his paintings mirror this duality, balancing a sense of instability with the order of architectural form. By uniting these works, the exhibition presents a cohesive narrative of his artistic development. The artist’s catalogue raisonné, prepared by Skira, was published in May 2026.
New York, NY – Leila Heller Gallery is delighted to announce the solo exhibition Wassef Boutros-Ghali: A Retrospective & Book Launch, opening on 12 May 2026.
Wassef Boutros-Ghali’s compositions convey a vivid sense of movement, their tensions and harmonies evoking shifting light, landscapes, and the cultural influences that informed his vision. Moving away from the conventions of figuration, he embraces abstraction as a modernist form of self-expression. Boutros-Ghali’s paintings demonstrate a refined balance between architectural precision and painterly sensitivity, transforming geometry into a contemplative language marked by constant visual flux.
