As we step into the spring of 2024, the Middle Eastern art auction season is in full bloom, maintaining its biannual rhythm with showcases in both autumn and spring. Two events of particular note occurred on April 25th, 2024, hosted by both Sotheby's & Millon. This marked the commencement of the year's inaugural Middle Eastern art auction, promising a captivating exploration of...

With the end of 2023, the Artchart team decided to introduce 10 expensive works of Iranian artists that have been sold at auctions. These works are selected and arranged based on Atchart database and dollar rate. In this short essay, you will read about these works and the successful artists of 2023.

The Middle Eastern art auctions of Christie's and Milon were held on November 9 and November 30, 2023, respectively, which also included several Iranian artists. There were 9 Iranian artists with 11 works in the Christie's and 10 Iranian artists with 13 works in the Milon, which in the following, you will read a report of their performance in these two auction houses.

It has been seen frequently that in international Islamic art auctions such as Christie's, Sotheby's, Bonhams and Chiswick, Iranian works from the Safavid and Qajar periods have been presented and sold. Some of these works are part of the property of a European person, and some are placed next to other lots without provenance. From tiles, metalwork, pottery, carpets, to very exquisi...

This fall, Sotheby’s is showcasing several important private collections at the heart of its bi-annual 20th Century Art/Middle East sale. From pioneering modernist masters to groundbreaking contemporary artists, one of the binding principles guiding these female-led collections are passion, dedication and the connections and conversations incited by powerful works. It is rare to be...

The 13th Annual Montakhab-e Nasl-E-No started its work on July 21, 2023 with the presentation of 44 artists. Annual Montakhabe Nasl-E-No and other open calls in Iran, such as Khor Art Initiative, in the absence of art biennials in the Iranian art scene, consider their duty to discover new talents and monitor what is happening among new generation. Although the effects of these types...

To “consign” a painting, according to Merriam-Webster, is to send or address it to an agent to be cared for or sold. In the art world, the term is used when collectors, artists, and galleries entrust other galleries or auction houses with artworks, hoping to make a sale.Simple in definition, more complex in actuality. Anyone interested in consigning must make key decisions: Do you w...

Auction houses are where wealthy collectors and art dealers gather and compete for the best of the art world. These actors tend to change the atmosphere of this world with their performance; Auctioneers are also interested in seeing the boom of the market with successful sales. Although, watching these events, the most important of which are the evening auctions, creates a certain e...

A black-and-white photo titled "'Le Violon d'Ingres" by Man Ray, an American artist who lived in Paris, sold for $12.4 million at Christie's auction on May 2022. In this report, the photography market and auction houses active in this market have been discussed.