Lot 167
Farschian, Mahmoud. "O Wine-Bearer Brighten My Cup". Mahmoud Farshchian (1930, 92 years old) is the most celebrated and revered painter of Iranian art of the 20th Century. "The Museum of Master Mahmoud Farshchian", is a museum devoted to the works of Farshchian, which has been set up by the Cultural Heritage Foundation in the Sa'dabad Cultural Complex in Tehran, inaugurated in 2001 and holds a great percentage of his works.
True to Farshchian's lyrical works which have a tradition of poetry running through Modern Middle-Eastern culture, this work is a narration of a poem by Hafez (1320-1390). Hafez's works are considered the pinnacle of Persian literature. This masterpiece portrays Ghazal 11 from the book "Divan" a collection of his surviving poems probably compiled after his death. Farschian has cleanly lettered in the lower right corner two lines from the poem which translate "O wine-bearer brighten my cup with the wine / O minstrel say good fortune is now mine." Painting was completed in 1961 and comes with exceptional provenance. Art measures 28 x 21 and is framed and matted to 31 x 25 in a cherry wood frame. As examined, the work is in pristine condition. Estimated Value $45,000 - 65,000
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