TEHRAN -- Five paintings from the entire collection of the renowned Iranian poet Seyyed Ali Salehi were sold on the first day of his exhibit on Tuesday.
Entitled “All of a Sudden”, the exhibit, now in progress at the Iranian Artists Forum and the first held by the poet, was warmly received on its opening day, the Persian service of MNA reported on Wednesday.
The paintings sold in the price range of 20 to 30 million rials (about 600 to 900 dollars).
Moreover, a series of Salehi’s books displayed at the exhibit were sold on the first day.
Authors, translators and poets such as Ghazal Tajbakhsh, Ali Abdollahi, Ardeshir Salehpur, Asadollah Amraii and Farhad Abedini were among the visitors on the opening day.
“I paint whenever I cannot compose a poem and I compose a poem whenever I cannot paint,” Salehi has said during a press conference held at the forum last week.
“My paintings are the continuation of my poems and that is the reason I have made heavy use of curves in my works,” he added.
The exhibit, which features 42 paintings, will be running until September 11 at the forum located on Musavi St., Taleqani Ave.
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