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Afshin Pirhashemi (Iranian, b. 1974)
- X-Series

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Afshin Pirhashemi (Iranian, b. 1974)
X-Series
Price Realized
(Set Currency)
  • $122,500
  • Price includes buyer's premium
Estimate
    $40,000 - $60,000

Sale Information

Sale 7802
International Modern and Contemporary Art
29 April 2009
Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel





Lot Description

Afshin Pirhashemi (Iranian, b. 1974)
X-Series
signed and titled 'Afshin X-Series' (lower left of top right panel)
oil and metallic paint on canvas, polyptych of six panels
78 x 118in. (200 x 300cm.) overall
Painted in 2008

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Lot Notes

Afshin Pirhashemi's almost exclusive use of black and white stems from a desire for clarity. There has long been an element of fantasy in Pirhashemi's work, but more recently he has focussed on arrangements of figures against a plain white ground. The lack of extraneous detail, combined with keenly observed features on the figures concentrates attention soley on the protagonists and the relationships between them.

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