A total of 57 artworks from Middle Eastern artists went under the hammer at the sale in which just 19 works from Iranian artists grossed about $1.6 million of the total sales, the Persian service of Honaonline announced on Tuesday.
An untitled work from Iranian poet and painter Sohrab Sepehri’s Tree Trunk series sold for $360,000 and was the most expensive item sold at the auction, followed by Egyptian artist Mahmoud Mokhtar’s bronze sculpture “On the Banks of the Nile” that sold for $297,000.
The third most expensive item sold at the auction was an untitled painting by Iranian artist Bahman Mohasses. The painting sold for $280,500. It was followed by a painting from Hossein Zenderudi that went for $264,000.
Works by a number of Iranian artists are scheduled to be auctioned at Christie’s in London during the Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art sale tomorrow.
Source: Tehran Times