Sell at - Auction House
17 October 2009
Estimation
Realized Price
21.875%
Artwork Description

 The oeuvre of Farhad Moshiri, born in 1963 in Shiraz, Iran, spans from painting, assemblage and sculpture. He is best known for his signature use of sparkling materials on his works inspired by pop culture. His aesthetics are on the crossroads of the Middle East and the West, referencing his native’s country current transformation. 
 
The Jar Paintings started early on the artist’s career and are evolving ever since. With reference to Moshiri’s native country Iran, he takes upon the form of jars as well-known cultural artefacts from the Middle East and expresses his fascination towards archaeological excavations through his unique technique. The works’ splintering surfaces resemble the aged look of such archaeological excavations showing Moshiri’s fetish of the formal aspects of the works which tend to fade, crack and darken with time. 
 
The Jar Painting which will be auctioned off is part of a rework from his initial series. The painting is stripped of context, depicted against a white backdrop and thus becoming fiercely contemporary. It will be an artefact of tomorrow rather than an artefact of yesterday, evolving itself with its cracked surface into a piece of history. 

Artist Performance at Auctions

Realized Price 161,825 USD
Min Estimate 93,751 USD
Max Estimate 131,996 USD
Average Artwork Worth
+48.182%
 
Average Growth of Artwork Worth
Sales Performance Against Estimates
Average & Median Sold Lot Value
2020 - 2024
Performance vs. Estimate
2020 - 2024
Sell-through Rate
2020 - 2024
Similar Artworks

ArtChart | Acrylic On Scratched Paper by Mohammed Kazem
Acrylic On Scratched Paper
Estimation
$25,000
-
$35,000
Realized Price
$52,920
76.4%
Sale Date
Christie's - 16 May 2023
ArtChart | Sparks of Life by Sassan Behnam-Bakhtiar
Sparks of Life
Estimation
£15,000
20,411 USD
-
£20,000
27,215 USD
Realized Price
£50,400
68,581 USD
188%
Sale Date
Phillips Auction - 4 March 2022
ArtChart | Moucharabieh, Gray on Black by Mohammed Melehi
Moucharabieh, Gray on Black
Estimation
$50,000
-
$60,000
Realized Price
$63,000
14.545%
Sale Date
Christie's - 16 May 2023