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2021-01-19 19:11
Seyyed Mostafa Mousavi Sabet
Art exclusively for dealers’ benefit at auctions
TEHRAN – “Art for art’s sake” and “art for people’s sake” are phrases that have been expressed to describe the philosophy of art throughout different periods of history.
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2021-01-17 18:58
Tehran Auction grosses about $4 million
TEHRAN – The 13th Tehran Auction has grossed about 880 billion rials (about $4 million based on Iran’s free-market exchange rate: $1 = 221,000 rials).
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2020-08-22 18:45
COVID-19 postpones Tehran Auction to autumn
TEHRAN – The 13th edition of the Tehran Auction has been postponed to a later time in autumn due to a rise in the number of coronavirus cases over the past few months, the organizers announced on Saturday.
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2020-01-18 18:09
Hossein Zendehrudi’s “Voute Azurée” tops Tehran Auction
TEHRAN – Hossein Zendehrudi’s painting “Voute Azurée” was the most expensive work sold at the 12th Tehran Auction on Friday as it fetched 32 billion rials (over $750,000).
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2020-01-11 18:37
12th Tehran Auction set for January 17
TEHRAN – Over 110 of lots of modern and contemporary Iranian art will be offered during the 12th Tehran Auction on Friday.
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2019-07-06 19:13
Tehran Auction grosses over $10 million, 65% of artworks sold at minimum prices
TEHRAN – The Tehran Auction grossed over 420 billion rials (over $10 million, $1=42000 rials) during its 11th sale on Friday at the Parsian Hotel in Tehran as 65 percent of the artworks were sold at the minimum prices estimated.
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2019-06-29 18:05
80 artworks to be sold at Tehran Auction July 5
TEHRAN – A collection of 80 artworks will be offered for sale during the 11th edition of the Tehran Auction, which is dedicated to modern and contemporary Iranian art, on July 5.
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2018-06-30 18:56
Sepehri painting sells over $1.2 million at record-breaking Tehran Auction
TEHRAN – A painting of an oasis by Sohrab Sepehri sold for 51 billion rials (over $1.2 million based on the dollar’s official market exchange rate i.e. 42,000 rials for $1) the highest price for any work sold at Iran’s emerging art market, the Tehran Auction announced on Saturday.
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2018-01-13 18:38
Tehran Auction sells all 120 lots
TEHRAN – Tehran Auction sold all 120 lots at its modern and contemporary sale grossing about 150 billion rials (over $3million), revealing glimmers of hope for Iran’s economy of art.
