Behjat Sadr Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Behjat Sadr Art Value Price Guide

Feb. 20, 2025
Collage, Behjat Sadr
Est: $10,000 - $15,000
Behjat Sadr (Iranian, 1924-2009), "As Far as the Sea," 1983, photo and mixed media collage, signed lower right, sight: 35"h x 23"w, overall (with frame): 45.5"h x 33.5"w. Provenance: Property from the Estate of HH Shams Pahlav; California Auctioneers & Appraisers, 09/18/2011, lot 223. Note: This work is listed in the Catalogue Raisonne under number 422. Exhibition History: "Contemporary Persian Art, Expression of our Time," Pacific Asian Museum (Pasadena, CA), 1984.
Clars Auctions
Nov. 13, 2024
Behjat Sadr (Iran, 1924-2009) The White Forest
Est: £35,000 - £55,000
Behjat Sadr (Iran, 1924-2009) The White Forest oil on wood panel, framed signed 'Sadr' (lower right), executed in late 1960s 90 x 121.5cm (35 7/16 x 47 13/16in).
Bonhams
May. 31, 2024
BEHJAT SADR (1924, ARAK – 2009, CORSICA) Untitled oil on canvas 34 ¾ x 15 3
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
BEHJAT SADR (1924, ARAK – 2009, CORSICA) Untitled oil on canvas 34 ¾ x 15 3⁄8in. (88.2 x 39.2cm)
Christie's
May. 16, 2023
BEHJAT SADR (IRANIAN, 1924-2009) Untitled oil, metallic paint and papercoll
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
BEHJAT SADR (IRANIAN, 1924-2009) Untitled oil, metallic paint and papercollage on canvas 39 1/8 x 19 5/8in. (99.5 x 49.8cm.)
Christie's
Dec. 19, 2022
Behjat SADR (Iran, 1924 - 2009) Sans titre
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Behjat SADR (Iran, 1924 - 2009) Sans titre Technique mixte sur papier 28 x 22 cm Peint Circa 1995. Signé en bas à droite "Sadr" Un certificat du Fonds de dotation Behjat Sadr sera remis à l'acquéreur. Cette œuvre est inscrite dans le catalogue raisonné sous le numéro 473. *** Mixed media on paper Painted Circa 1995s. Signed lower right "Sadr" This work is offered with a Certificat of Authentic of The Sadr Endowment Fund. This work is listed in the catalog raisonné under number 473. H: 28 x L: 22.5 cm Collection particulière, Paris
Millon & Associes
Dec. 19, 2022
Behjat SADR (Iran, 1924 - 2009) Sans titre
Est: €70,000 - €100,000
Behjat SADR (Iran, 1924 - 2009) Sans titre Huile sur métal 70 x 100 cm Peint Circa 75. Un certificat du Fonds de dotation Sadr sera remis à l'acquéreur. Cette œuvre est inscrite dans le catalogue raisonné sous le numéro 532. *** Oil on metal Painted Circa 75s. This work is offered with a Certificat of Authentic of The Sadr Endowment Fund. This work is listed in the catalog raisonné under number 532. H: 70 x L: 100 cm Collection particulière, Canada.
Millon & Associes
Jun. 02, 2021
Behjat Sadr (Iran, 1924-2009) Untitled
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
Behjat Sadr (Iran, 1924-2009) Untitled oil on paper, framed executed in 1978 40 x 30cm (15 3/4 x 11 13/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website
Bonhams
May. 01, 2019
AR Behjat Sadr (Iran, 1924-2009) Untitled (Abstract Movement in Black)
Est: £50,000 - £70,000
Behjat Sadr (Iran, 1924-2009) Untitled (Abstract Movement in Black) oil on canvas, framedsigned "Sadr" (lower right), executed in 197489 x 117cm (35 1/16 x 46 1/16in). Provenance:Property from a private collection, ParisExhibited:Paris, Galerie Cyrus, Sadr, June- July 1975Literature: Paris, Galerie Cyrus, Exhibition Catalogue: Sadr, June- July 1975"Representing reality has never been important to me... reality for me is a mere pretext to create forms and colours" – Behjat Sadr"Artistic life gains meaning the moment the artist goes beyond herself to create and Behjat Sadr elates us by her ability to imbue a metaphysical dimension to her works. What stands out is the harshness, bareness and sometimes sorrow portrayed in Sadr's works - like thorns in a desert" – Michel TapieBonhams is delighted to present a seminal work by pioneering abstract artist Behjat Sadr; This sublime abstract composition, painted in the early 1970's, is not only one of the largest and most remarkable compositions by Sadr to come to market, but was the leading work at the artists seminal1974 exhibition at the renowned Galerie Cyrus in ParisMeticulous, erudite and supremely perceptive, her work is characterised by a mastery of the painterly aesthetic, using the visual vocabulary of abstract and gestural art in depiction of carefully patterned compositions. The present work is a masterful rendition of her signature style; dark, rhythmic, gracefully lyrical, and exhibiting a palpable mystique, Sadr wilfully rejects the bright colours of traditional Iranian artistic expression, opting for a sparse, monochrome palette shaped almost musically across the canvas in long elegant strokes. Exhibited at the renowned Galerie Cyrus in Paris, an important hub for the promotion of Iranian culture in Europe promote Iranian avant-garde, the present work would have formed the centrepiece of what would be one of Sadr's breakthrough European exhibitions. Behjat Sadr is remembered as one of the founding artists of abstract art in Iran, and for some time, one of its sole accomplished protagonists. Born in Iran, Sadr was the younger sister of Noṣrat-Allah Amini, the mayor of Tehran during the tense period of Moḥammad Moṣṣadeq's premiership from 1951 to 1953. She was enrolled in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Tehran University in 1948, where she met Sadeq Hedayat, who at the time worked as a librarian, as well as Sohrab Sepehri and many other artists who later became prominent figures in the Iranian art scene.Sadr graduated in 1954 with distinction and was immediately awarded a grant to study in Italy. She left for Rome in 1956 where, upon recommendation of Marco Grigorian, she met with Roberto Melli (1885-1958), who liked her work and became her mentor. In the same year, she attended Roberto Melli Academy, Academia di Belle Arti, and later the Naples Academy of Fine Arts.Upon graduation they returned back to Tehran, and in 1960 Behjat started teaching at the Faculty of Fine Arts as an associate professor. In 1966 Behjat Sadr travelled to Paris on a sabbatical and became Gustave Singier's assistant. Singier, a Belgian non-figurative painter, was also a teacher at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, and taught Behjat many novel techniques. Inspired and excited, Behjat returned home in 1968 and became the Chair of The Department of Visual Arts at Tehran University. Behjat Sadr was diagnosed with breast cancer in the late 1990s and died of a heart attack at 85 in the South of France. Sadr's work occupied a unique space in the landscape of twentieth century Iranian art. The dominant trend in the 1950's was movement away from the European inspired academic formalism of the Qajar era and a drive towards the discovery of an indigenous modern aesthetic but one whose key ingredients were popular religious imagery and neo-traditionalist motif's. Sadr's work crushed these parochial boundaries; unconcerned with pursuing a nationalistic artistic agenda she embraced a visual language that was dedicated to expression and technique. He work shows the deft touch of a painter who was highly literate in the application of complex colouring and patterned texture, and whose pursuit of abstraction has left us with of the most revolutionary and original bodies of work in twentieth century Iranian art.
Bonhams
Apr. 30, 2019
BEHJAT SADR | Playing with Reality
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
collage, oil and acrylic on C-print
Sotheby's
Apr. 30, 2019
BEHJAT SADR | Untitled
Est: £15,000 - £20,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Oct. 23, 2018
BEHJAT SADR | i) & ii) Untitled
Est: £4,000 - £6,000
i) & ii) oil on paper
Sotheby's
Apr. 24, 2018
BEHJAT SADR | i) Untitled ii) Untitled
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
i) oil on canvas ii) oil on board
Sotheby's
Dec. 12, 2017
TABLEAUX
Est: €8,000 - €12,000
SADR Behjat (1924 - 2009) TABLEAUX Acrylique sur toile "Composition abstraite". Signé en bas à droite Sadr. pour Behjat. Ecole iranienne. Dim.:156x32,5cm.
Vanderkindere
Oct. 23, 2017
BEHJAT SADR | Untitled
Est: £6,000 - £8,000
oil on hardboard
Sotheby's
Oct. 23, 2017
BEHJAT SADR | Untitled
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
Collage on aluminium
Sotheby's
Apr. 26, 2017
BEHJAT SADR (IRAN, 1924-2009) Untitled oil on canvas, framed signed
Est: £17,000 - £20,000
BEHJAT SADR (IRAN, 1924-2009) Untitled oil on canvas, framed signed Bejat Sadr, dated 19/09/1960 and inscribed to my dear friends Mr & Mrs Blocavec my best memories in French, executed in 1960 39 x 56cm (15 3/8 x 22 1/16in).
Bonhams
Apr. 25, 2017
BEHJAT SADR | Playing with Reality
Est: £18,000 - £25,000
collage, oil and acrylic on C-print
Sotheby's
Apr. 25, 2017
BEHJAT SADR | Untitled
Est: £25,000 - £35,000
oil on canvas
Sotheby's
Mar. 18, 2017
BEHJAT SADR (IRANIAN, 1924-2009) Untitled signed ‘Sadr’ (lower right) oil a
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
BEHJAT SADR (IRANIAN, 1924-2009) Untitled signed ‘Sadr’ (lower right) oil and photocollage on paper 24 7/8 x 32 1/2 in. (63 x 82.5cm.) Executed in 1975
Christie's
Oct. 20, 2016
BEHJAT SADR | Untitled
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
oil, acrylic and pastel on C-print collage
Sotheby's
Oct. 20, 2016
BEHJAT SADR | Untitled
Est: £2,000 - £3,000
watercolour, pencil and pastel on paper collage
Sotheby's
Oct. 20, 2016
BEHJAT SADR | Untitled
Est: £16,000 - £20,000
oil and acrylic spray on canvas
Sotheby's
Apr. 27, 2016
BEHJAT SADR (Iran, 1924-2009) Abstract Composition
Est: £35,000 - £50,000
Behjat Sadr (Iran, 1924-2009) Abstract Composition oil on canvas, framed signed (lower right), executed in 1954 80 x 100cm (31 1/2 x 39 3/8in). FOOTNOTES "I always went from the interior to the exterior, from the subjective to the objective in my abstract work. Capturing moments has always been very important to me" – Behjat Sadr Provenance: Property from a private collection, Paris Presented as a gift from the artist to the present owner Bonhams is delighted to present a seminal work by pioneering abstract artist Behjat Sadr; This abstract composition, painted in 1954, is not only the earliest work by Sadr ever to come to market, but one of the first works the artist executed after her graduation from Tehran Universities Faculty of Fine Arts. Behjat Sadr is remembered as one of the founding artists of abstract art in Iran, and for some time, one of its sole accomplished protagonists. Meticulous, erudite and supremely perceptive, her work is characterised by a mastery of the painterly aesthetic, using the visual vocabulary of abstract and gestural art in depiction of colour fields and patterned compositions. Born in Iran, Sadr was the younger sister of Noṣrat-Allah Amini, the mayor of Tehran during the tense period of Moḥammad Moṣṣadeq's premiership from 1951 to 1953. She was enrolled in the Faculty of Fine Arts at Tehran University in 1948, where she met Sadeq Hedayat, who at the time worked as a librarian, as well as Sohrab Sepehri and many other artists who later became prominent figures in the Iranian art scene. Ḥosayn Zendehrudi (b. 1937), Bahman Moḥaṣṣeṣ (b. 1931), Parviz Tanavoli (b. 1937), and Marco Grigorian were among her friends, it was here that she was tp develop a close friendship with Forough Farrokhzad, who had a profound influence on her later work. Sadr graduated in 1954 with distinction and was immediately awarded a grant to study in Italy. She left for Rome in 1956 where, upon recommendation of Marco Grigorian, she met with Roberto Melli (1885-1958), who liked her work and became her mentor. In the same year, she attended Roberto Melli Academy, Academia di Belle Arti, and later the Naples Academy of Fine Arts Melli introduced her to several prominent gallery owners and critics, and she was able to hold major exhibitions in Europe. Meanwhile her work, along with the works of a few young Iranians, was selected for inclusion at the Venice Biennale. In 1958 Behjat married Morteza Hannaneh, a well-known Iranian composer who was living in Italy at the time. Upon graduation they returned back to Tehran, and in 1960 Behjat started teaching at the Faculty of Fine Arts as an associate professor. In 1966 Behjat Sadr travelled to Paris on a sabbatical and became Gustave Singier's assistant. Singier, a Belgian non-figurative painter, was also a teacher at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts, and taught Behjat many novel techniques. Inspired and excited, Behjat returned home in 1968 and became the Chair of The Department of Visual Arts at Tehran University. Behjat Sadr was diagnosed with breast cancer in the late 1990s and died of a heart attack at 85 in the South of France. Sadr's work occupied a unique space in the landscape of twentieth century Iranian art. The dominant trend in the 1950's was movement away from the European inspired academic formalism of the Qajar era and a drive towards the discovery of an indigenous modern aesthetic but one whose key ingredients were popular religious imagery and neo-traditionalist motif's. Sadr's work crushed these parochial boundaries; unconcerned with pursuing a nationalistic artistic agenda she embraced a visual language that was dedicated to expression and technique. Whilst she would become more adventurous and experimental with her medium over time, the present composition represents Sadr work at is more pure and elemental; executed when she had only just completed her artistic studies, it shows the deft touch of a painter who was highly literate in the application of complex colouring and patterned texture, and whose pursuit of abstraction has left us with of the most revolutionary and original bodies of work in twentieth century Iranian art.
Bonhams
Dec. 02, 2015
BEHJAT SADR | Untitled
Est: £38,000 - £45,000
oil and silver paint on paper laid down on canvas
Sotheby's
Oct. 20, 2015
Untitled
Est: $20,000 - $30,000
Behjat Sadr (Iranian, 1924-2009) Untitled oil and silver paint on paper laid down on hardboard 20½ x 29 5/8in. (52.5 x 75.5cm.) Painted circa 1970s
Christie's
Mar. 18, 2015
Behjat Sadr (Iranian, 1924-2009) Untitled oil and photocollage on paper lai
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Behjat Sadr (Iranian, 1924-2009) Untitled oil and photocollage on paper laid down on hardboard 47 x 33½in. (119.5 x 85cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 22, 2012
Behjat SADR (1924-2009) Iranian Untitled, 1960
Est: €10,000 - €12,000
Behjat SADR (1924-2009) Iranian Untitled, 1960 Signed 'Sadr' (lower right) Mixed media on canvas - Technique mixte sur toile 55 x 95 cm - 21.6 x 37.4 in. AED 36,700 -44,100 Provenance The artist's...
Millon & Associes
Mar. 22, 2012
Behjat Sadr (Iranian, b. 1924) Untitled, 19 x 11in.
Est: £500 - £700
Behjat Sadr (Iranian, b. 1924) acrylic on canvas, Untitled, signed, 19 x 11in.
Gorringes
Feb. 02, 2012
Behjat Sadr (Iranian, b. 1924) Untitled, 19 x 11in.
Est: £500 - £700
Behjat Sadr (Iranian, b. 1924) acrylic on canvas, Untitled, signed, 19 x 11in.
Gorringes
May. 08, 2010
Sadr, Behjat 1924 - 2009 Stillleben mit
Est: - €2,800
Sadr, Behjat 1924 - 2009 Stillleben mit Weinflaschen. Öl auf Hartfaser. Links oben signiert. 73 x 33,5 cm (55790011)
Auktionshaus Dr. Fischer
Oct. 30, 2008
Behjat Sadr (Iranian, b. 1924)
Est: $40,000 - $60,000
Behjat Sadr (Iranian, b. 1924) Untitled house paint on silver foil on board 33 x 46¾in. (84 x 118.5cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 23, 2008
- Behjat Sadr , Iranian B. 1924 Untitled tape and oil on steel
Est: £10,000 - £15,000
signed tape and oil on steel
Sotheby's