LOT DETAILS
Materials:
mirror mosaic, reverse-glass painting, embroidered fabric, sequins and plaster on board
Measurements:
39.57 in. (100.50 cm.) (height) by 55.20 in. (140.20 cm.) (width)
Markings:
signed and inscribed in Farsi, signed, dated and inscribed 'MONIR.F.F.74 TEHRAN' (on the reverse)
Exhibited:
New York, Jacques Kaplan/Mario Ravagnan Gallery, Recent Works by Monir Farmanfarmaian , 1975
Literature:
R. Issa, Mosaics of Mirrors Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian , Tehran 2006 (illustrated in colour, titled The Sun Lady and incorrectly dated, p. 139)
Provenance:
Jacques Kaplan/Mario Ravagnan Gallery, New York. Private Collection. A gift to the present owner's mother in 1975, thence by descent