About Mohammad Mahdi (Mojtaba) Tabatabaei
Mojtaba Tabatabaei (born Mohammad Mahdi Tabatabaei) was born in 1966 in Tehran. In 1982, he enrolled at the Tehran School of Fine Arts, where he completed his secondary education in painting by 1986. The following year, he was accepted into the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Painting in 1991.
Tabatabaei's professional exhibition career commenced in 1993 when he participated in the second National Painting Biennial of Iran. His first solo exhibition took place in 2002 at Elahe Gallery in Tehran, nearly a decade later. As a realist painter, Tabatabaei has held over 50 solo and group exhibitions, with his works featured in numerous biennials and art fairs, both within Iran and internationally.
The Most Expensive Artwork
At Auctions
First Attendance
22 October 2012
# Attendance
3
# Artworks
3
Average Realized Price
5,617 USD
Average Min Estimate
4,667 USD
Average Max Estimate
6,500 USD
Sell-through Rate
66.667%
Average Growth of Artwork Worth
-0.171%
Timeline
The 21st Tehran - Contemporary Iranian Art auction
11 October
Party of colors exhibition
16 February
Visage exhibition
29 September
Crossing Modern Boundaries exhibition
1 September
The First Fertile Element exhibition
18 February
Opportunity exhibition
13 February
Whom exhibition
11 February
Portrait In Contemporary Aspect exhibition
22 October
Interior/Exterior exhibition
8 January
A Selection of Etemad Collection exhibition
9 August
Red Line and Other Things exhibition
18 May
Painting exhibition
24 April
The Young Collectors Auction - Art from the Middle East auction
30 April
The Young Collectors Auction: Art from the Middle East auction
22 October