Necmeddin Ebru 1964

"Necmeddin Ebru" is a 1964 ebru painting by Necmeddin Okyay (1883-1976), a master of the Turkish art of marbling paper. The painting features a central motif of red poppies, their delicate forms rendered against a swirling, abstract background created using a technique of dropping colored inks onto water. This traditional Turkish art, ebru, has been practiced for centuries, with Okyay's work representing its continued vitality.