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...

Sotheby's 20th Century/Middle East Art Auction was held from 13-27 April 2023. 17 artworks of 8 Iranian artists were present in this auction. In this report, statistics such as the number of artists, the number of works sold, the nationality of the artists and hammered price are available. In this essay, graphs including growth rate and price range can also be seen.

In this article, Hafez Rouhani, author and art critic, examines the pathology of the impact of auctions on the creative nature of art and the path of artists' progress by examining the reaction of the art market and especially auctions to different scenarios of artistic creation. This article was published in the special issue of the 15th Tehran Art Auction in Janury 2022.