£400 - £600
PERSIAN SCHOOL (20TH CENTURY), IN THE STYLE OF HOSSEIN QOLLAR AGHASIKING KHOSROW AND SHIRIN WITH FARHADOil on canvas Inscribed with the names of the characters depicted in Persian 93 x 137cm (36 5/8 x 53 7/8in.) This charming painting depicts a scene from the Khamza of the Persian poet Nizami. It shows Kay Khosrow, the King of Persia, in the background. Shirin is depicted in the foreground, holding the dead body of Farhad. The story was originally told in Ferdowsi's Shahnameh and tells of the love story between the Persian King Khosrow and the Armenian princess Shirin. In this scene Farhad, a sculptor, in love with Shirin, has been told by King Khosrow that if he manages to construct a staircase he can marry Shirin. Farhad achieves this but the King lies to him, telling him that Shirin is dead. Farhad, grief-stricken, throws himself off the mountain and dies. It is possible that this painting was done by the most renowned coffee-house artist, Hossein Qollar Aghasi (1902-1966). But as it is unsigned, one is unable to attribute this for certain.
The canvas ha been relined and presents a layer of dirt across the whole surface. The craquelure is evident and in some sections the paint has been lost, such as on the blue dress of the reclining man. Various scratches and cracks are present on the surface, such as the one crossing vertically the statue. There have been various retouches, most evident on the statue, and near the left border, such as on the hair of the horsed man. Various retouching is also present in the sky. To conclude, a 'U' shaped tear is visible in the lower right corner.
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