LOT DETAILS

Materials:

pen and ink and watercolor on paper

Measurements:

26.18 in. (66.50 cm.) (height) by 20.47 in. (52.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed lower left 'Miniature of Behzad' and dated 2 farvardin [13]35/ 21st March 1956, border illumination signed lower centre by 'Abdullah Baqeri and dated 1348/1970

Literature:

Husayn Behzad was born in Tehran in 1894, the son of a qalamdan designer. He studied Safavid painting and his work is deeply influenced by that style, in particular the major painters of the 17th Century such as Reza Abbasi and Mu'in Mussavir. In 1935 he went to Paris to study European painting and as a result his work combines the miniature technique with perspective and naturalistic depiction. He was highly influenced by the great works of Persian , notably Firdausi's Shahnama and the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Provenance:

Swiss private collection