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Iranian artists shine at French Millon auction
At the event, an untitled work by Sadeq Tabrizi was sold for 42,000 euros, IRNA wrote.
The renowned Battaille-Battaille Street in Paris witnessed the brilliance of Iranian artists at one of its famous auctions. The Millon and Associés Paris auction house held a modern and contemporary art auction on July 11, featuring works from Iran, Turkey, and the Arab world.
The acrylic painting on canvas, part of the artist’s collection, dating back to 2010, had an initial estimate of 12,000 to 18,000 euros and emerged as the highest bid among Iranian works at the
auction.
Reza Derakhshani’s ‘Purple Night Hunt,’ estimated at 18,000 to 22,000 euros, was sold for 26,000 euros. An image from the collection ‘A Window Through The Life’ by late Iranian artist Abbas Kiarostami was also sold for 19,000 euros.
A work by Sirak Melkonian sold for 15,000 euros, and Iran Darroudi’s painting fetched 11,000 euros. Behnam Mahjoubi’s collection of three lifeless nature paintings was sold for 10,000 euros, while a painting by Ardeshir Mohassess was sold for 6,000 euros.
Moreover, two works by Nasser Ovissi were sold for 8,000 and 9,000 euros. Works by Jafar Rouhbakhsh (8 and 15 thousand euros), Khosrow Hassanzadeh (9,500 euros), Samira Alikhanzadeh (4,500 euros), Ali Asghar Petghar (2,500 euros), Manoucher Yektai (2,500 euros), Farshid Maleki (2,800 euros), Rokni Haerizadeh (1,200 euros), Sadeq Tirafkan (1,400 euros), Shadi Ghadirian (1,400 euros), and Mahmoud Bakhshi (900 euros) were also sold.
The auction, named “Middle Eastern Auction, 20th Century Art/Istanbul - Montparnasse,” included approximately half of its works (59 pieces) from the late Turkish artist Orhon Mubin’s collection.
Mehrdad Fallah, a painter and representative of the late Sadeq Tabrizi’s family, commented on the auction and Tabrizi’s record-breaking work: “The auction house is one of Europe’s most important auction institutions and one of France’s most important auctions. They presented a unique work by Sadeq Tabrizi in their auction. This work is part of this artist’s collection and is important in terms of composition and color. At the same time, the dimensions of this work are large, which sets it apart.”
Regarding Iranian artists’ performance in foreign auctions and the demand from buyers, Fallah added: “We must consider that this auction was held in a European country and had good sales of works by Iranian artists. The high sales
of works by artists such as Sadeq Tabrizi, Nasser Ovissi, and Jafar Rouhbakhsh show that Iranian modernists still have demand. In this unfavorable economic situation worldwide, the high sales of works by Iranian artists can be a promising sign for the future of art in our country.”