At the 26th Tehran auction, dedicated to modern and contemporary Iranian works, which will be held on October 14, a work by Parviz Tanavoli, with an estimate of 200 to 250 billion tomans, is the most expensive work of this period. After him, Monir Farmanfarmaian and Kourosh Shishegaran are in second and third place.
The estimated prices of the works in the 26th Tehran auction differ significantly from the selling prices of the works in the previous auction, which was held in July 1405. For example, while the estimated price of the most expensive work in the October auction is between 200 and 250 billion tomans, the most expensive work sold in the previous auction was the painting “High Horizon” by Sohrab Sepehri, which was sold for 42 billion and 350 million tomans.
Among the works of this period, a work by Parviz Tanavoli from the “Nothing” collection has the highest announced price range, with an estimated price of 200 to 250 billion Tomans. This work, created in 2014, is 2 meters high and is number 2 of 6 copies.
In the October auction, another work by this artist from the “Poet and the Lion’s Bone” series was offered with an estimated price of 24 to 26 billion tomans. This work was offered in the first Tehran auction in 2012.
Parviz Tanavoli; 200 to 250 billion
Among the works of this period, a work by Parviz Tanavoli from the “Nothing” collection has the highest announced price range, with an estimated price of 200 to 250 billion Tomans. This work, created in 2014, is 2 meters high and is number 2 of 6 copies.
In the October auction, another work by this artist from the “Poet and the Lion’s Bone” series was offered with an estimated price of 24 to 26 billion tomans. This work was offered in the first Tehran auction in 2012.
Monir Farmanfarmaian; 100 to 150 billion
After that, a work by Monir Farmanfarmaian, estimated at 100 to 150 billion tomans, took second place. This work was created in 2008 and is made of mirror work, painting behind glass, and plaster on wood.
Farmanfarmaian was a well-known artist of modern Iranian art who used geometry, mirror work, and traditional Iranian arts in his works.
Monir Farmanfarmaian’s work in the 26th Tehran Auction
Kourosh Shishegaran; 55 to 60 billion
The work “Inside Out” by Kourosh Shishegaran, with an estimated value of 55 to 60 billion Tomans, is in third place on the list of the most expensive works in this auction. This work was presented in the seventh Tehran auction in 2017.
Shishegaran is one of the prominent artists of contemporary Iranian art who has pursued a special visual language in his paintings and visual experiments.
An untitled work by Mohammad Ehsaei with an estimated price of 40 to 45 billion
This work was offered at the Tehran auction in 1403 and 1396.
An untitled work by Hossein Zendaroudi, estimated at 40 to 45 billion Tomans, has been included in the list of the most expensive works of this period.
Zendaroudi is one of the influential artists of modern Iranian art and a figure associated with the Saqqakhaneh school.
Hossein Zenderrodi; 40 to 45 billion
In the upcoming auction, a photograph by Abbas Kiarostami from the “Snow White” series has also been priced between one and one and a half billion tomans.
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