• Portrait 2008
  • Oil on canvas
  • Painting
  • 149 * 149 cm
  •  signed in Farsi and dated '2008' (lower left); signed and dated 'Nosratollah MOLEIMIAN 2008' (on the reverse) 
Sell at - Auction House
29 April 2009
Estimation
Realized Price
58.333%
Artwork Description


 Nasratollah Moslemian's paintings have their basis in Persian classical miniatures. His bright colours, curving lines, and rejection of scale and Western system of proportions all recall the historical model. Moslemian has transformed these elements to produce a style which is both highly abstracted and original, a contemporary take on the Persian miniature tradition.
 
 A principle which dominates his compositions is the concept of 'sectional space'. This is seen widely in Persian miniatures, and is roughly equivalent to their ideal space. Moslemian's pictorial space, neither illusionist nor completely two-dimensional, comprises combined, detached, or overlapping subdivisions. An independent section may be either figures shown beyond the horizon line, or a coloured strip with particular motif, or a scrap of a printed illustration. The sections are often visually distinguishable, but bear a kind of conceptual interconnection. This spacing method brings about something of the feel of suspension within time and place. 
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Artist Performance at Auctions

Realized Price 26,027 USD
Min Estimate 14,602 USD
Max Estimate 19,975 USD
Average Artwork Worth
+51.736%
 
Average Growth of Artwork Worth
Sales Performance Against Estimates
Average & Median Sold Lot Value
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Performance vs. Estimate
2018 - 2022
Sell-through Rate
2018 - 2022
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