Lot 415
  • 415

Farhad Moshiri

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Farhad Moshiri
  • Censored Bride
  • hand embroidery of crystals, beads and sequins on canvas mounted on board
  • 160 by 140cm.; 63 by 55 1/8 in.
  • Executed in 2012.

Provenance

Galerie Perrotin, Hong Kong
Private Collection, Europe
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although it fails to convey the shimmering nature of the beads apparent in the original, notably in the figure's golden dress. Condition: This work is in very good condition. All embroidered beads are stable and secure.
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Catalogue Note

“One thing that I like about embroidery is that it does touch on the ethnicity and the tradition of Iran, but at the same time it provides me with a challenge to escape from the visual aesthetic that is associated with Iranian-type of embroidery”

FARHAD MOSHIRI
Art Asia Pacific Magazine, Farhad Moshiri Interview, 2013, online resource