TEHRAN – Taraneh Baran Art Gallery will be holding Iran’s first calligraphy and calligraphic painting auction at Tehran’s Espinas Palace Hotel on Friday.

The best collection of works by calligraphers such as Mir Emad Hassani (1554-1615) have been selected for the auction, founder and CEO of the auction Mahbubeh Kazemi Dulabi said in a press release published on Wednesday.

“This auction will meet the needs of all interested persons and offers original works by masters of calligraphy along with works by contemporary artists,” she said.

She hoped this auction would turn into an international event in the future, since it mainly focuses on the verses of the Holy Quran, which is the common language of the regional countries. 
 
66 artworks have been put on display for two days and will go under the hammer at the auction.

A calligraphy painting by Mohammad-Hossein Shirazi is the highest priced item offered at the show for 1.8 to 2 billion rials ($50,000 to $56,000).

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