One of the Foundation's key long-term initiatives is the comprehensive inventory of Nja Mahdaoui’s oeuvre. To date, nearly 2,000 works have been catalogued.

The Volume 1, covering the late 1950s to 1980, is scheduled to be published by Rizzoli by the end of 2027.

We are currently researching all original works to be included in the Nja Mahdaoui Catalogue Raisonné. 
We are accepting submissions here 
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    NJA MAHDAOUI

    CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ

     

    What is it?

    Definition according to the New York Public Library: ‘a catalogue raisonné is a comprehensive, annotated listing of all the known works of an artist either in a particular medium or all media’

  • “The Zervos,” Pablo Picasso: Catalogue Raisonné, is the definitive reference for Picasso’s complete works, compiled by Christian Zervos between 1932...

    “The Zervos,” Pablo Picasso: Catalogue Raisonné, is the definitive reference for Picasso’s complete works, compiled by Christian Zervos between 1932 and 1978 in 33 volumes, and published by Cahiers d’Art, Paris.

     

    It remains the largest single-artist catalogue raisonné in the world and a benchmark of scale and completeness, documenting over 16,000 entries.

  • NJA MAHDAOUI CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ

    A catalogue raisonné of Nja Mahdaoui’s work will provide an invaluable scholarly resource for understanding his contribution to modern art and will invite us to revisit Mahdaoui's pioneering and singular approach to calligraphic abstraction.

    It will document not only his complete body of work and artistic journey, but also the historical context of post-independence Tunisia and the artistic ferment of the Arab world in the 1960s and 1970s. In doing so, it will serve as both a living testimony to his oeuvre and an essential tool for art historians, curators, and collectors, as well as a comprehensive reference for future generations.

  • 3 Volumes: Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings and Graphic works 

     

    The three volumes will include artist’s writings, academic essays, comprehensive biography, bibliography and exhibition list, archival material and the full cataloguing for each artwork.

    Language: English 

     

    Publisher: Rizzoli Electa

  • The Volume 1 — covering the years from the 1950s to 1980 — is scheduled for publication by Rizzoli by...

    The Volume 1 — covering the years from the 1950s to 1980 — is scheduled for publication by Rizzoli by the end of 2027.