Live Auction 15890Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art
Reza Derakshani (Iranian, b. 1952)
Lot 57 PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTOR

Reza Derakshani (Iranian, b. 1952)

Untitled (from the Hunting series)

Closed24 October 2018

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GBP 43,750

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Reza Derakshani (Iranian, b. 1952)
Untitled (from the Hunting series)
signed indistinctly and dated in Farsi; signed with the artist’s initials ‘r.D’ (on the reverse)
oil and encaustic on canvas, in two parts
each: 69 7/8 x 70 3/4 in. (177.5 x 180cm.)
overall: 69 7/8 x 141 5/8 in. (177.5 x 360cm.)
Painted in 2015

28 Fine Arts (by whom acquired directly from the artist).
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

‘To me art is about freedom of mind, of expression, of inspiration, of style and techniques. I don’t think – the traditions are naturally compatible with the modern way of thinking, which is the contemporary mind. But I realize if you are creative you can find elements of those traditions which could get closer to today’s events and artistic movements. It needs an open mind, and courage of course, to break rules and to recreate; that is the beauty of art which gives you that space. At one point I realized why I cannot ignore my identity and my ‘Persian-ality’ so I decided to see what I can get out of that magic box of my cultural heritage.’ (Reza Derkashani in ‘The Breeze at Dawn – Part 1’, Sophia Contemporary Gallery, London 2016).