Live Auction 17275Middle Eastern, Modern and Contemporary Art
Farhad Moshiri (Iranian, b. 1963)
Lot 21

Farhad Moshiri (Iranian, b. 1963)

8N619VT

Closed23 October 2019

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GBP 131,250

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Farhad Moshiri (Iranian, b. 1963)
8N619VT
signed, titled and dated in English and Farsi 'Farhad Moshiri 2005 "8N619VT"' (on the reverse)
oil, tempera, gold leaf and glue on canvas
76 x 105in. (193.2 x 266.7cm.)
Executed in 2005

Property from a private collection, UAE.
Anon. sale, Christie’s Dubai, 23 October 2012, lot 13.
Private collector.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note


‘My mission in life was always to escape reality, and art was going to be my ticket. When I sense my work looks too serious, I feel I can’t breathe and have to poke a few holes in the canvas to let the hot air out’ (D. Nasser-Khadivi & F. Rahim Ismail, Farhad Moshiri, Milan, 2016, Vol. I, p. 52).