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