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Bonham’s Holds New Auction Featuring Iranian Art

Posted on by Tara Gallery
24 Apr

Bonham’s auction house announced 20 new Iranian artists to be added to their collection starting April 20th, 2015.

The new announced auction titled A Century of Iraqi Art and Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern Art featured works by artists from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Palestine, and Tunisia.

Some of the highlights of the auction included celebrated artist Sohrab Sephehri whose two works were  sold at the staggering price of $119,000 and $128,000, greatly surpassing their estimates which were between $52,000 to $74,000.

Another prominent highlight of the auction was the artwork named “Alef” by Iranian artist Farhad Moshiri which was offered with an estimated price of $74,000 to $100,000. Moshiri also surpassed his estimate and sold for a whooping $128,781.

The highest priced lot however went to Iraqi artist Shakir Hassan Al Said whose work titled “Cubist Cockerel” sold for $289,571.

To get the full list of works sold along with their final prices, you can visit the Bonham’s website.

Iranian Art Shines at Bonhams Auction

Posted on by Tara Gallery
17 Apr

Iranian art shines at Bonhams auction! Bonhams recently had it’s bi-annual Islamic and Indian Art auction in London. The auction featured work by many well known Iranian artists and resulted in total sales of $7,554,769.14.

TEHRAN – Iranian artworks shined at Bonhams sale of Islamic and Indian Art in London on April 8.

An acrylic on canvas by Hossein Zenderudi was sold for £158,500 [$266,117.53], and the calligraphic painting by Mohammad Ehsaii was sold for £92,500 [$155,269.39], Bonhams announced on its website.

Farhad Moshiri’s accumulation of wooden panels, doors, books, textile fragments and oil paintings laid onto a board fetched £72,100 [$121,047.24].

Moreover, Parviz Tanavoli’s “Heech” depicting the Persian word “heech” (nil) was sold for £18,750 [$31,478.68], and the painting on paper by Ardeshir Mohasses gained £7,500 [$12,591.47].

Abbas Kiarostami, Aidin Aghdashlu, Reza Derakhshani, Ali Shirazi, Nasrollah Afjeii and Afshin Pirhashemi were among the other Iranian artists whose works were sold at the auction.

An important painting of a Great Indian fruit bat or flying fox by Indian artist Bhawani Das with its 1.5 meter wingspan sold for £458,500 [$769,747.03] at Bonhams. The sale achieved total sales of £4.5 million [$7,554,769.14].

The Islamic and Indian Art department holds two sales a year covering a wide range of art and artifacts dating from the 9th to the 19th centuries. This includes Arabic and Persian manuscripts, pottery, metalwork and glass, ivory, jewelry and stonework, Ottoman Turkish works of art (silver, textiles, arms and armor), and Persian material.

[source: Tehran Times] [Image source: Ali Shirazi | Bonhams]