HOSSEIN ZENDEROUDI (IRAN, B. 1937)
HOSSEIN ZENDEROUDI (IRAN, B. 1937)

Untitled

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HOSSEIN ZENDEROUDI (IRAN, B. 1937)
Untitled
acrylic on canvas
51¼ x 35½ in. (130 x 90 cm.)
Painted circa 1970

Lot Essay

A very similar example is published in Ruyin Pakbaz and Yaghoub Emdadian, Pioneers of Iranian Modern Art: Charles-Hossein Zenderoudi, Tehran, 2001, p.

Neglecting the rules of calligraphy, Zenderoudi concentrated on the visual aspects of the Arabic-Farsi letterform to achieve complex unified compositiions, covering the entire surface with letters and symbols to create a fusion of painting and writing. This he did in a number of different styles, as shown in the next three lots.

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