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TEHRAN – Creations by Iranian artists Farhad Moshiri and Parviz Tanavoli are among the major artworks to be offered at Dubai Christie’s auction of Contemporary Arab, Iranian and Turkish Art on October 21.
“Tooth picker”, a painting by Moshiri, will be offered at an estimated price of 180,000 to 220,000 dollars, and the painting “The Last Poet of Iran” by Tanavoli, famous for his sculptures at world auctions, will be hammered at an estimated price of 60,000 to 80,000 dollars.
A collection of 122 items, including paintings, photos and sculptures, will be up for sale at the auction with Iran offering 36, the highest number of lots, Christie’s has announced on its website. Iraq, Lebanon, Egypt and Syria come next.
Works by Bahman Mohasses, Hossein Zendehrudi, Abbas Kiarostami, Ali Shirazi, Afshin Pirhashemi, Bita Vakili and Parviz Kalantari are among other Iranian highlights.
A painting by Egyptian artist Mahmoud Said is the most expensive item to be offered for sale at a price of $400,000 to 600,000.
The painting appears on the front page of the catalogue.
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