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Abdul Abdullah’s “Small Steps Move Mountains” shows a realistic horse with a simplified cat.

The Claim

In Abdul Abdullah's 2024 artwork "Small Steps Move Mountains", a realistically painted horse appears alongside one of Abdul Abdullah's simplified cartoon-like cats.

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The Short Version

Available evidence directly supports the described imagery. The artist’s own series statement identifies the recurring pairing of a realistic horse and a simplified cat in the 2024 Witness works, and independent gallery documentation is consistent with that description for Small Steps Move Mountains. No credible source presented here contradicts it.

Caveats

  • Several source listings are inventory-style pages and do not describe the composition; they are neutral, not contrary evidence.
  • One cited counter-source concerns Abdul-Rahman Abdullah, a different artist, and is not relevant to this painting.
  • The most probative evidence is the artist statement plus corroborating gallery documentation, rather than sparse sales or catalogue entries.

The Receipts

  1. Small steps move mountains - Abdul Abdullah

    Abdul Abdullah

  2. Abdul Abdullah - AMES YAVUZ

    AMES YAVUZ

  3. Witness

    Abdul Abdullah

  4. Small steps move mountains, 2024 by Abdul Abdullah | Ocula

    Ocula

  5. Abdul Abdullah's Art For Sale, Exhibitions & Biography | Ocula Artist

    Ocula

  6. Abdul Abdullah - Biennale of Sydney

    Biennale of Sydney

  7. Abdul Abdullah Artworks | Ocula Artist

    Ocula

  8. Abdul Abdullah | Art Gallery of NSW

    Art Gallery of NSW

  9. Abdul Abdullah: No mountain high enough :: Archibald Prize 2025

    Art Gallery of NSW

  10. Abdul Abdullah - Art & Prints for Sale | Artsy

    Artsy

+ 5 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

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Abdul AbdullahSmall Steps Move Mountains

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