Mübin Orhon (1924, Istanbul – 1981, Paris), a graduate of Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences, shifted his focus to art after completing his doctorate in Paris in 1948. Until 1954, he received painting lessons at the Académie de la Grande Chamière. He gained recognition in the modern art community that accepted his paintings between 1953 and 1955. The artist's career took a significant turn in the 1960s with exhibitions at Lucien Durand's gallery. During this period, the acquisition of Orhon's works by Lisa and Robert Sainsbury for the Sainsbury Center for Visual Arts collection was pivotal for his career. Mübin Orhon, after his early geometric abstract works, adopted a stain-like approach similar to artists from the Academy of Fine Arts in Paris, highlighting textural values through paints of varying densities. His research led him to dynamic brushstrokes. Later, he worked on pieces allowing paint to flow on the canvas by thinning it. Inspired by Eastern philosophy, Orhon produced monochromatic works in the 1970s. Subsequently, he created a series of works with horizontal and vertical brushstrokes and scratches. After 1978, a vertical line creating a split effect became evident in his works.
