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TEHRAN -- The Saba Art and Cultural Institute plans to hold a retrospective of Mansureh Hosseini, Mahmud Javadipur, and Ahmad Esfandiari, three pioneers of Iranian modern art who died over the past year.
A collection of paintings by the three artists along with a selection of their paraphernalia including photos, notes, canvases, hats and canes will go on display at the institute opening on May 12, Saba director Masud Naseri said in a press release published on Saturday.
Artists Javadipur and Hosseini were members of the Iranian Academy of Arts and the exhibit is said to be a commemoration ceremony of the two artists, he added.
The exhibit will also display some rarely seen paintings by the artists, he said.
He added that a workshop and a review session have also been arranged during the month-long event, and several art critics and painters are expected to speak at the opening ceremony.
Hosseini died in summer 2012 at the age of 86. She was suffering from heart disease for the past few years.
Javadipur died of serious pelvis injuries and pulmonary embolism in Germany in November 2012 at the age of 92.
Esfandiari died of natural causes in March 2013. He was 90.
Saba is an institute which is affiliated with the Iranian Academy of Arts and is located on Mozaffar St., off Taleqani Ave. near Felestin square.
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