.jpg "A picture of Kamalolmolk is on display at the Museum of the Kamalolmolk School, which was inaugurated by the Tehran Municipality on July 15, 2013 to display works of the Qajar era painter. (IRNA/Marzieh Soleimani)")
TEHRAN -- The Negarestan Garden, a Qajar era monument in Tehran, has been converted into a museum to display works of Qajar era painter Mohammad Qaffari (1847-1940), known as Kamalolmolk, and his students.
All adaptations to the monument have been made by the Tehran Municipality, the Persian service of ISNA reported on Tuesday.
Tehran Mayor Mohammad-Baqer Qalibaf and a group of veteran painters and graphic designers including Aidin Aghdashlu, Parviz Kalantari, and Qobad Shiva attended the opening ceremony of the Museum of the Kamalolmolk School on Monday.
Tehran City Council member Ahmad Masjed-Jamei also among the participating guests made a short speech.
“Kamalolmolk has been inspired by Tehran in most of his works,” he said.
“His paintings of Tehran’s foothills or Golestan Palace reflect the atmosphere and culture of Tehran in those years,” he added.
In his brief speech Kalantari said he regarded the master as one of the highlights of visual arts in the development of modernism in Iran.
Aghdashlu said that Kamalolmolk is one of the major painters in the history of Iran’s visual arts.
“He is precious because of his works and the position he had. We can hardly find a painter who possessed fame and good position while he was still alive, since most artists became famous years after their death,” he stated.
The Negarestan Garden is located near Baharestan Square in downtown Tehran.
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