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Jazeh Tabatabai (Iran, 1931-2008) Untitled

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iran, 1931-2008) Untitled mixed media on paper, framed signed 'Jazeh Tabtabai' in English and Farsi (lower left), executed circa 1980s 47 x 61.5cm (18 1/2 x 24 3/16in).

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iran, 1931-2008) Untitled

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iran, 1931-2008) Untitled mixed media on paper, framed signed 'Jazeh Tabtabai' in Farsi (lower left) and signed in English (lower right), executed circa 1980s 46 x 66cm (18 1/8 x 26in).

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iran, 1931-2008) Untitled

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iran, 1931-2008) Untitled mixed media on paper signed 'Jazeh Tabatabai' in Farsi and English (lower right), circa 1980s 52 x 73cm (20 1/2 x 28 3/4in).

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iran, 1931-2008) Untitled

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iran, 1931-2008) Untitled mixed media on paper signed 'Jazeh Tabatabai' (lower right), circa 1980s 50 x 64cm (19 11/16 x 25 3/16in).

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iran, 1931-2008) Standing Figure

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iran, 1931-2008) Standing Figure welded scrap metal executed in circa 1980s 60 x 22cm (23 5/8 x 8 11/16in).

JAZEH TABATABAI "PROCESSION" DIPTYCH OIL ON CANVAS

Jazeh Tabatabai (1931-2008 Iran) "Procession" Diptych Oil on Canvas. Signed upper right on right side canvas with hand print at lower left corner. Canvases measure 29x48.5" each (overall 29x97") Canvas mounted to foamcore boards. Some light wear to canvas surface and some seperation between canvas and backing foamcore, overall good condition.

Untitled

Jazeh Tabatabai (1931 - 2008) Untitled signed in English and Farsi Jazeh Tabatabai (lower left and lower right) watercolour and marker pen on paper 50 by 35 cm.; 19¾ by 13¾ in. Framed: 72.2 by 57 cm.; 28½ by 22½ in. Executed in circa 1970s.

JAZEH TABATABAI (Teheran, 1931 - 2008). No title. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. Provenance: Saira Gallery (Vigo). Collection of the director of the Oceanographic Museum of Vigo, Aída Fernández.

JAZEH TABATABAI (Tehran, 1931 - 2008). Untitled. Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. Provenance: Saira Gallery (Vigo). Collection of the director of the Oceanographic Museum of Vigo, Aída Fernández. Measurements: 81 x 130 cm; 97,5 x 147 cm (frame). A painter and sculptor trained at the School of Dramatic Art and the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran, Tabatabai became one of the most important artists in avant-garde Iranian art. He worked in painting, poetry and sculpture, always creating works that challenged the traditional conception of art. Tabatabai, a recipient of several awards, founded the Iran Modern Art Gallery, which brought him international recognition and led him to exhibit in many countries, including Germany, Sweden, India, China, Monaco and Spain. His style is characterised by innovation both in its conception and in the materials used (nuts, springs and screws), which the artist combined in different ways in his imagination, resulting in unique and unmistakable works. His paintings are characterised by depicting characters with orientalising features, such as round-faced women with slanted eyes or even animals with the face of a woman. Many of his works are accompanied by the figure of the sun, an indispensable element in Persian culture. Jazeh Tabatabai spent his last years in the city of Vigo, where he produced works such as the one shown here. His relationship with Spain led him to paint a series of Meninas, as well as other bulls and bullfighters. His works have been exhibited in temporary exhibitions at the Tehran Biennial in its I, II, III, IV and V editions, as well as at the Paris, Sao Paulo and Venice Biennials. Some of his works are in private collections and in museums around the world, including the Louvre and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a large part of his collection is currently housed in the Museum of Modern Art in Tehran.

JAZEH TABATABAI (1931-2008) Female figure with flowers

signed in Farsi and English ‘JAZEH TABATABAI’ (lower right) watercolour, ink and gold paint on paper 49 x 35 cm Born in 1931 in Tehran, Jazeh Tabatabai (Ali Tabatabai) was an Iranian avant-garde painter, sculptor, poet, and writer. He started writing when he was twelve. He wrote folklore stories, novels, poems, art critic and plays. He graduated from the ballet academy in 1950. Ten years later, at the age of twenty-nine, he completed his painting course at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran. The following year he established the Iran’s Modern Art Gallery, the first art gallery in Iran. Jazz Tabatabai’s works are held in many museums and art collections around the world, including the Louvre and Metropolitan Museum of Art, and have been part of the Biennials of Paris, Sao Paulo, Venice.

JAZEH TABATABAI (1931-2008) Two seating figures

signed in Farsi and English ‘JAZEH TABATABAI’ (lower right and left) watercolour, ink and gold paint on paper 49 x 35 cm Born in 1931 in Tehran, Jazeh Tabatabai (Ali Tabatabai) was an Iranian avant-garde painter, sculptor, poet, and writer. He started writing when he was twelve. He wrote folklore stories, novels, poems, art critic and plays. He graduated from the ballet academy in 1950. Ten years later, at the age of twenty-nine, he completed his painting course at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran. The following year he established the Iran’s Modern Art Gallery, the first art gallery in Iran. Jazz Tabatabai’s works are held in many museums and art collections around the world, including the Louvre and Metropolitan Museum of Art, and have been part of the Biennials of Paris, Sao Paulo, Venice.

JAZEH TABATABAI (1931-2008) - Female figure with flowers

JAZEH TABATABAI (1931-2008) Female figure with flowers signed in Farsi and English ‘JAZEH TABATABAI’ (lower right) watercolour, ink and gold paint on paper 49 x 35 cm Born in 1931 in Tehran, Jazeh Tabatabai (Ali Tabatabai) was an Iranian avant-garde painter, sculptor, poet, and writer. He started writing when he was twelve. He wrote folklore stories, novels, poems, art critic and plays. He graduated from the ballet academy in 1950. Ten years later, at the age of twenty-nine, he completed his painting course at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran. The following year he established the Iran’s Modern Art Gallery, the first art gallery in Iran. Jazz Tabatabai’s works are held in many museums and art collections around the world, including the Louvre and Metropolitan Museum of Art, and have been part of the Biennials of Paris, Sao Paulo, Venice.

JAZEH TABATABAI (1931-2008) - Two seating figures

JAZEH TABATABAI (1931-2008) Two seating figures signed in Farsi and English ‘JAZEH TABATABAI’ (lower right and left) watercolour, ink and gold paint on paper 49 x 35 cm Born in 1931 in Tehran, Jazeh Tabatabai (Ali Tabatabai) was an Iranian avant-garde painter, sculptor, poet, and writer. He started writing when he was twelve. He wrote folklore stories, novels, poems, art critic and plays. He graduated from the ballet academy in 1950. Ten years later, at the age of twenty-nine, he completed his painting course at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran. The following year he established the Iran’s Modern Art Gallery, the first art gallery in Iran. Jazz Tabatabai’s works are held in many museums and art collections around the world, including the Louvre and Metropolitan Museum of Art, and have been part of the Biennials of Paris, Sao Paulo, Venice.

JAZEH TABATABAI (1931-2008) - Female figure with flowers

JAZEH TABATABAI (1931-2008) Female figure with flowers signed in Farsi and English ‘JAZEH TABATABAI’ (lower right) watercolour, ink and gold paint on paper 49 x 35 cm

JAZEH TABATABAI (1931-2008) - Two seating figures

JAZEH TABATABAI (1931-2008) Two seating figures signed in Farsi and English ‘JAZEH TABATABAI’ (lower right and left) watercolour, ink and gold paint on paper 49 x 35 cm Born in 1931 in Tehran, Jazeh Tabatabai (Ali Tabatabai) was an Iranian avant-garde painter, sculptor, poet, and writer. He started writing when he was twelve. He wrote folklore stories, novels, poems, art critic and plays. He graduated from the ballet academy in 1950. Ten years later, at the age of twenty-nine, he completed his painting course at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran. The following year he established the Iran’s Modern Art Gallery, the first art gallery in Iran. Jazz Tabatabai’s works are held in many museums and art collections around the world, including the Louvre and Metropolitan Museum of Art, and have been part of the Biennials of Paris, Sao Paulo, Venice.

JAZEH TABATABAI (1931-2008) - Seating figure with flower

JAZEH TABATABAI (1931-2008) Seating figure with flower signed in Farsi and English ‘JAZEH TABATABAI’ (lower right) gouache on paper 48 x 35 cm «One day, I am a writer and one day a painter; I wake up, and I am a different person who perceives the structure differently, and this flame always torches inside me. Having perception is enough, and the form of expression shall be found.» Painted with bright colours, the present painting features a dreamy figure of a girl with a flower in garments decorated with traditional folklore patterns. Born in 1931 in Tehran, Jazeh Tabatabai (Ali Tabatabai) was an Iranian avant-garde painter, sculptor, poet, and writer. He started writing when he was twelve. He wrote folklore stories, novels, poems, art critic and plays. He graduated from the ballet academy in 1950. Ten years later, at the age of twenty-nine, he completed his painting course at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran. The following year he established the Iran’s Modern Art Gallery, the first art gallery in Iran. Jazz Tabatabai’s works are held in many museums and art collections around the world, including the Louvre and Metropolitan Museum of Art, and have been part of the Biennials of Paris, Sao Paulo, Venice.

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iran, 1931-2008) Saz-o-Avaz

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iran, 1931-2008) Saz-o-Avaz oil on canvas, framed signed in Farsi and English 94 x 168cm (37 x 66 1/8in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iranian, 1931-2008) - Untitled

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iranian, 1931-2008) Untitled welded scrap iron 47 ¼ in. (120cm.)

* Jazeh Tabatabai (Iran, 1931-2008) Fifi

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iran, 1931-2008) Fifi assemblage of car partsexecuted in 196889 x 38cm (35 1/16 x 14 15/16in). Provenance:Property from a private collection, BaltimoreAcquired directly from the Artist by the present owner in Iran, 1968Jazeh Tabatabai, the Iranian avant-garde painter, poet and sculptor, was one of the pioneers of modern art in Iran. Jazeh's first medium of self-expression was the written word: he published his first book at the age of twelve. Believing that different ideas demand different media, Jazeh explained, "For some I need colour, for some I need three-dimensional sculpture, for some movement, and for some words. I have sought rather to enlarge my capacity for expression through mastering a wide-range of techniques."Working in metal, Jazeh's playful sculptures possess an artistic sensibility, dancing in the junkyards of modern technology. Jazeh assembled these astonishing sculptures from metal gaskets, cylinder valves, coils, crankshafts and spring's gearboxes and a range of scrap parts. Bolted, welded and screwed together into various amalgamations, they appear to have been spontaneously born in some mysterious industrial womb. Movement is a central factor in the character of all the sculptures. The works are built in such a way that their component parts can be moved. The artist's wish was for the viewer to participate by changing the sculptures and setting them in motion for themselves.

JAZEH TABATABAI (IRANIAN 1931-2008)

JAZEH TABATABAI (IRANIAN 1931-2008) Seated Figure, gouache on paper 34.2 x 23.8 cm (13 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.) signed lower right LOT NOTES Founder of the Iran Modern Art Gallery in Tehran, Jazeh Tabatabai is considered to be one of the most important Iranian artists of the 20th Century and a pioneer of the Saghaneh School of painting. In addition to his artwork and sculpture, Tabatabai is known as a major contemporary Iranian poet as well.

JAZEH TABATABAI (IRANIAN 1931-2008)

JAZEH TABATABAI (IRANIAN 1931-2008) Seated Figure, gouache on paper 34.2 x 23.8 cm (13 1/2 x 9 3/8 in.) signed lower right LOT NOTES Founder of the Iran Modern Art Gallery in Tehran, Jazeh Tabatabai is considered to be one of the most important Iranian artists of the 20th Century, and pioneer of the Saghaneh School of painting. In addition to his artwork and sculpture, Tabatabai is known as a major contemporary Iranian poet as well.

Jazeh Tabatabai, (Iran), 1931 - 2008 Portrait of

Jazeh Tabatabai, (Iran), 1931 - 2008 Portrait of two girls, Signed pen and ink and watercolour 55 x 35 cm.

Jazeh Tabatabai, Iranian 1931-2008- Two figures;

Jazeh Tabatabai, Iranian 1931-2008- Two figures; oil on unstretchered canvas, signed and dated 1959 and signed in Farsi, 111.5x65cm, (unframed, rolled) Note: Tabatabai was an Iranian avant-garde painter and sculptor and he was the founder and director of the Iran Modern Art Gallery in Tehran, Iran. His work can be found in many museums and collections around the world including the Louvre and Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has received several international awards for his paintings and sculpture.

Jazeh Tabatabai (Iranian, 1931-2008) Woman figure assemblage of metal found objects and gold leaf 32¼ x 19¾ x 9in. (82 x 50 x 23cm.)

Jazeh TABATABAI (Téhéran 1931 - Téhéran 2008) Sans

Jazeh TABATABAI (Téhéran 1931 - Téhéran 2008) Sans titre, circa 1970 Huile sur toile 200 x 100 cm Acquis directement auprès de lÆ artiste par lÆ actuel propriétaire

Jazeh TABATABAI (Téhéran 1931 - Téhéran 2008)

Jazeh TABATABAI (Téhéran 1931 - Téhéran 2008) Soldier, circa 1970< Sculpture métallique en objets de récupération. H : 123 cm Bibliographie : Modern Art Galerie, 1971, Téhéran, Jazeh Tabatabai Iron Sculptures. Modèles similaires reproduit page 28

Jazeh Tabatabei (Iranian, 1931-2008)

Jazeh Tabatabei (Iranian, 1931-2008) Swordsman welded machine parts Height: 46¾ in. (118.8cm.) Executed circa 1960s

Jazeh Tabatabia

Female figures playing games, signed and dated 1969, ink, wash and bodycolour, 30 x 38cm, a pair. (2)