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Market of Iranian Neo-calligraphers
15 August 2023
Neo-calligraphic style entered the modern Iranian art movement in 1964 with the efforts of the pioneers of the Saqakhaneh movement, namely Hossein Zenderoodi, Parviz Tanavoli and Faramarz Pilaram. From this movement, later, a trend called Calligraphy-Painting branched out, which, to some extent, adhered to the rules and style of traditional calligraphy. Since the the 2000s, with the entry of Christie's auction to the Middle East, the buying and selling of Iranian works of art gained a new momentum, and in the meantime, the Neo-calligraphic works of Iranian artists were met with a unique reception. One of the clear examples of this is the Christie's auction in Dubai in 2008, where the ten most expensive works of this auction were works inspired by calligraphy belonging to Iranian artists. However, ArtChart's data on the sale of Neo-calligraphy works indicate that the total sales of this category have been decreased, but the sales of these works in the Iranian market is still thriving. In this essay, Savana Boghossian has taken a look at Iran's Neo-calligraphic style market based on the information available in the ArtChart’s database.
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