Lot 40: Koorosh Shishegaran (Iranian, b. 1945)

Koorosh Shishegaran (Iranian, b. 1945)
Untitled
signed 'SHISHE' and signed and dated in Farsi (lower left)
acrylic on canvas, triptych
overall 23¼ x 53¾in. (59.54 x 136.8cm.)
Painted in 1992

PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR, LONDON

This is a rare example of a triptych by Koorosh Shishegaran. The subject is entirely abstract. In this composition Shishegaran has stripped Persian calligraphy to its essentials, using it simply as an expressive basis to create an abstract picture.