AUCTION 51: A NEW YORK ART AND COLLECTIBLES SALE

AN ABSTRACT OIL PAINTING ON BOARD BY SOHRAB SEPEHRI, IRANIAN

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Start price: $500

Estimated price: $1,000 - $1,500

Buyer's premium:

Iranian oil painting on board by Sohrab Sepehri (Iranian, 1928 – 1980). The artwork depicts a Neo-Expressionist abstract composition. Signed lower center in Iranian.

Note: Sohrab Sepehri was an Iranian painter and poet. The artist is considered to be one of the five most famous Iranian poets who have practiced modern poetry alongside Nima Youshij, Ahmad Shamlou, Mehdi Akhavan Sales, and Forough Farrokhzad. Sepehri’s poems have been translated into several languages, including English, French, Spanish, Italian, Lithuanian, and Kurdish.

Dimensions: 21 3/8 x 7 7/8 in., ( 54.2 x 20 cm.)

Condition: Some surface staining, dirt, and minor wear in various places across the surface. Chips from the backing board, especially the right side. Some cracks forming on the backing board.