Lot 94: Rokny Haerizadeh (Iranian, b. 1978)

Rokny Haerizadeh (Iranian, b. 1978)
Women in Cars
signed and dated 'Rokni haeri 2007' and in Farsi (lower left)
acrylic and metallic paint on canvas
78 7/8 x 78 7/8in. (200 x 200cm.)
Painted in 2007

This painting is from a series entitled BOSOM OF MOTHERLAND in which Haerizadeh focus on contemporary life in Tehran by studying the duality of everyday life between indoors and outdoors.

In this painting the scene is of a checkpoint in the streets of Tehran. A car is cut-away to reveal its occupants.