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Sahar Shah

@saharshahart

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Classical Narrative Painter
On art, history, nature & stillness ✍🏻
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“Elegy of a Tranquil Heart”
Oil on linen
Original work by @saharshahart

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2 years ago

Step back in 1920s
Art, History, Glam, and Magic.

Staying in Agatha Christie’s room at the Pera Palace felt like stepping into the pages of one of her mysteries. It’s where she wrote her iconic novel Murder on the Orient Express, and I could almost hear her words echoing through the walls. The allure of the space, combined with its history, made for a surreal, once-in-a-lifetime experience that brought me closer to the magic of a literary legend.
#AgathaChristie #fanmoment #PeraPalace #LiteraryHistory @perapalacehotel taken in İstanbul Turkey by @saharshahart

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3 years ago

Fall is here, and I’ve been giving my studio a little makeover! 🍂🎨 Between working on commissions and a new creative project, it’s been a busy but fun season. excited to share more soon #StudioMakeover

#artstudio #oilpainting #classicalpainter #antiquestorefinds #loveoldstuff #storyofmyhome #prettyvintage #stylingmynest #homelovers #antiquedecor #antiquedesign #bitsofrusticcharm #foragedandfound #worldofinteriors #showmethedecor #timelessinteriors #interioreccentric #vintageliving by @saharshahart

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2 years ago

Sovereign in Repose · Miniature oil on aged wood, 2026. Original artwork by @saharshahart

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2 months ago

A few hours in the presence of history. taken in Hagia Sofia, Istanbul Turkey by @saharshahart

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4 months ago

Allegory of the Timeless Lyre
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In this piece, the lyre stands for the enduring presence of music and poetry within the human spirit. The work draws inspiration from the Greek god Orpheus, whose voice and lyre could sway rivers, stones, and hearts alike, and who has long haunted my imagination. I wanted to show how a melody can live inside someone long after it has been played, shaping their inner world in a calm, almost sacred way.
She is not Orpheus himself, but she carries his essence. The lyre symbolizes that timeless inheritance how art takes root in the soul and remains there, quietly guiding and transforming us. by @saharshahart

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a year ago

The Sovereign in Repose
Oil on wood, 2026
#miniaturepainting #originalart by @saharshahart

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8 months ago

Quick little fragment study #inspiredbyOldMaster #floralpainting by @saharshahart

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6 months ago

The cold winds had returned, bringing with them the quiet calm of autumn,slow days spent in museums and quiet evenings lost in reading the classics, especially Keats, whose words seemed to linger in the air like fallen leaves. Between taking on art commissions and wandering through art shops, for a moment, life seems to mirror the stillness of the season.

Bards of Passion and of Mirth,
Ye have left your souls on earth!
Have ye souls in heaven too,
Double lived in regions new?”
John Keats by @saharshahart

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a year ago

Cypress and Sea
Oil on board, miniature painting

At the threshold of evening, a solitary figure rests in contemplative stillness. Draped in saffron, she stands poised between marble and water, shadow and light. The cypress an emblem of endurance and memory rises at her side, while the sea extends its eternal silence into the horizon. In this quiet harmony of form and symbol, the boundaries of time dissolve, leaving only presence, reflection, and the enduring dialogue between nature and spirit. by @saharshahart

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a year ago

Some days feel like poems.
A cup of tea, William Blake, and cloudy skies #artistatwork #signinglimitededitionprints by @saharshahart

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a year ago

“Still Life with Rose, Morning Glory, and Butterfly”
An Allegory of Awakening and Transcendence
Oil on wood

In this quiet vision, nature reveals its sacred script. The rose, rooted in earth, blushes with the wisdom of longing—an ancient emblem of love’s eternal flame. Above it, the morning glory unfurls like a whispered invocation, a fleeting hymn to dawn’s promise. And there, between bloom and breath, hovers the butterfly: the soul in motion, the spirit untethered.

Together, they form a living allegory. by @saharshahart

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a year ago