Auction Terms You Need to Know Before Entering an Auction 3 August 2025
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...
The Iranian Art Market Report | 1403 SH (March 2024–March 2025) 11 May 2025
Artchart's 1403 SH (March 2024–2025) report offers a comprehensive analysis of the Iranian art market, highlighting key trends and developments over the past decade. It covers auction house activity, top-selling cities, leading Iranian artists, high-value artworks, and the most active galleries and urban centers across the country.Download the full report from the attachment to expl...
The 22nd Tehran Auction Report: The First Auction of Modern, Classic, and Traditional Iranian Art 18 February 2025
The 22nd edition of Tehran Auction, focusing on modern, classic, and traditional Iranian art, was held on the evening of February 15, 2025, at the Parsian Azadi Hotel in Tehran. The auction was conducted by Shahriar Rabbani, an Iranian presenter and actor. In this edition, 85% of the presented artworks (84 out of 99) were sold, generating a total of $2.6 million. A work by Reza Abba...
Did the second online auction build on the first, or mark a return to the classic in-person format? 15 October 2024
Tehran Auction has held two of its events online so far: the first, its 18th edition in December 2023, and the second, its 21st edition in October 2024. Both events were dedicated to contemporary Iranian art. On the occasion of the second online edition, Artchart has analyzed the statistics and figures from these two auctions, comparing them to provide a clearer understanding of Teh...
Report on the Twenty-First Tehran Auction: The Second Online Auction of Contemporary Iranian Art 15 October 2024
Artchart, a data analytics and mining platform for the Iranian art market, has been dedicated to recording and analyzing economic data related to Iranian art since its establishment in 2019. To date, this platform has closely examined twenty editions of Tehran Auction, and the following report will delve into the twenty-first edition of the auction. This edition, focused on contempo...