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Lot 93 THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Parviz Tanavoli (Iranian, b. 1937)
(i) Heech in Cage (ii) Hand of the Mountain Carver II(iii) Heech on Chair(iv) Heech
Closed18 March 2017
Price Realised
USD 143,750
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'Not long after I completed my academic studies I decided to free my mind from all my acquired knowledge. Agitation and anxiety filled my days. I was in search of something that could not be found. At last, one day I found the shape I was searching for. This shape was devoid of all that I had previously known. It had a slender figure, supple and sinuous, the eyes overflowing with meaning; but there were no other features on the face. To this figure, I gave the name "heech" (nothingness) and upon its form I bestowed my heart.'
(Parviz Tanavoli quoted in London, Austin/Desmond Fine Art, Parviz Tanavoli Poet in Love: 1970s-2011 Works from the Artist's Collection, p. 64).
(Parviz Tanavoli quoted in London, Austin/Desmond Fine Art, Parviz Tanavoli Poet in Love: 1970s-2011 Works from the Artist's Collection, p. 64).