Sohrab Sepehri

Untitled

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October 28, 03:37 PM GMT

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70,000 - 90,000 GBP

Lot Details

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Sohrab Sepehri (1928 - 1980)

Untitled

signed with the artist's monogram (lower right)

oil and sand on canvas

130.5 by 80.5 cm. 51 ⅜ by 31 ⅝ in.

framed: 133 by 82.5 cm. 52 ⅜ by 32 ½ in.

Executed in circa 1967.

Please note the Provenance, Literature, and Exhibition History should be as follows and not as stated in the PDF catalogue: PROVENANCE: Dr Iraj E'tesam Collection, Iran; Hoor Art Gallery, Tehran; Private Collection (acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008). LITERATURE: Exh. Cat., Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, 3 Pioneers of Iranian Modern Painting: Hossein Kazemi, Sohrab Sepehri, Houshang Pezeshknia, ed. Ruyin Pakbaz and Yaghoub Emdadian, Tehran 2001, n.p. EXHIBITED: Tehran, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, 3 Pioneers of Iranian Modern Painting: Hossein Kazemi, Sohrab Sepehri, Houshang Pezeshknia, 2001.

Dr Iraj E'tesam Collection, Iran

Hoor Art Gallery, Tehran

Private Collection (acquired from the above by the present owner in 2008)

Tehran, Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, 3 Pioneers of Iranian Modern Painting: Hossein Kazemi, Sohrab Sepehri, Houshang Pezeshknia, 2001

Exh. Cat., Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, 3 Pioneers of Iranian Modern Painting: Hossein Kazemi, Sohrab Sepehri, Houshang Pezeshknia, ed. Ruyin Pakbaz and Yaghoub Emdadian, Tehran 2001, n.p.

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