This year, Tehran Auction addressed the increasing interest in modern and contemporary art, and facilitated the acquisition of the best quality works in reliable ways. Organizers of the event offered their best experience and expertise to bring selective artworks of various genres to art lovers. The auction started at 7 pm and sold 76 lots in total.
Once again, Iranian art reached new heights, with distinguished artist Sohrab Sepehri taking the top auction place, followed in second place by Monir Farmanfarmaian. The compelling sale went to a charity organization that supports hemophilia patients in the country.
On Friday, 63 lots secured prices above 100 million tomans. Lots by other artists featuring in the sale included Hossein Zenderoudi, Mansoor Ghandriz, Reza Mafi, Mahmoud Farshchian, Manouchehr Yektai, Bahman Mohasses, Farideh Lashai, Kamal-ol-Molk, Aydin Aghdashloo, Parviz Tanavoli, Mohammad Ehsai, Koorosh Shishegaran and Sirak Melkonian.
All top prices below:
Sohrab Sepehri
Untitled: 5.1 billion tomans
Hossein Zenderoudi
Untitled: 2.3 bt
Sohrab Sepehri
Untitled: 1.9 bt
Mansour Ghandriz
Untitled: 1.3 bt
Reza Mafi
Untitled: 1.1 bt
Mahmoud Farshchian
Miniature Painting: 900 mt
Manoucher Yektai
Untitled: 800 mt
Monir Farmanfarmaian
Mirror Work: 750 mt
Bahman Mohasses (1931-2010)
The Bird Statue: 750 mt
Farideh Lashai (1944-2013)
Painting: 750 mt
Kamalol-ol-Molk
Portrait Painting: 700 mt
Aydin Aghdashloo
Painting: 650 mt
Parviz Tanavoli
Untitled: 600 mt
Mohammad Ehsai
Untitled: 600 mt
Koorosh Shishegaran
Untitled: 550 mt
Sirak Melkonian
Untitled: 550 mt
Monir Farmanfarmaian
Mirror Work: 520 mt
Manouchehr Yektai
Untitled: 480 mt
Parviz Tanavoli
The Heech: 450 mt
Faramaarz Pilaram
Untitled: 450 mt
Hassan Zarrin Ghalam
Untitled: 420 mt
Mohammad Ehsai
Untitled: 420 mt
Masoud Arabshahi
Untitled: 400 mt
Hossein Kazemi
Painting: 380 mt
Masoud Arabshahi
Untitled: 360 mt
Jazeh Tabatabai
Statue: 340 mt
Abolghasem Saeidi
Painting: 320 mt
Top sales below 300 million tomans:
300 mt: Parviz Kalantari, Parvaneh Etemadi, Nasrollah Afjei, Hossein Kazemi, Hossein Zenderoudi
290 mt: Parviz Tanavoli
280 mt: Naser Osar
250 mt: Gholamhossein Nami
250 mt: Mehdi Vishkai
240 mt: Leyly Matine-Daftary
240 mt: Nasser Assar
220 mt: Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam
220 mt: Abbas Kiarostami
220 mt: Keykhosro Khorvash
190 mt: Jalil Rasouli, Behjat Sadr
180 mt: Abdolreza Daryabeigi
160 mt: Hossein Khatai, Mehdi Vishkai, Hossein Mahjoubi
150 mt: Abbas Katouzian
140 mt: Abolghasem Saeidi, Sonia Balasanian, Alireza Espahbod, Naser Oveisi
130 mt: Mash Esmaeil, Abdolreza Daryabeigi, Jafar Rouhbakhsh
120 mt: Houshang Pezeshknia
110 mt: Reza Mafi, Parvaneh Etemadi, Farshid Maleki, Yervand Nahapetian
100 mt: Manouchehr Niazi, Mohsen Vaziri Moghaddam, Mahmoud Zanganeh
Only 13 lots went under the hammer for below 100 million tomans:
85 mt: Naser Oveisi, Garnik Derhagopian, Jafar Rouhbakhsh
80 mt: Doustali Moirol Mamalek
75 mt: Sumbat Der Kiureghian, Hannibal Alkhas
70 mt: Abolhasan Seddighi
69 mt: Mahmoud Javadipour
55 mt: Isa Bahadori
40 mt: Ahmad Esfandiari, Siavash Kasrai, Hossein Sheikh
38 mt: Mohsen Soheili
Two lots by Hossein Zenderoudi and Koorosh Shishegaran could not sell at the 9th edition of Tehran Auction.
The first of its kind in Iran, Tehran Auction was launched in 2012 as a private, independent initiative to introduce the best of art ranging from established and emerging Iranian artists to Iranian art collectors and global buyers. The event aims to support the domestic art market as a key basis for the international market. The auction works widely with art galleries and collectors to ensure a vast and strong selection of paintings, sculptures and photographs.