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Nasser Ovissi, born in Tehran in 1934, brings Persian visual traditions into dialogue with a modern pictorial language. He graduated in law and political science from the University of Tehran in 1956 and also pursued a diplomatic career, serving as cultural attaché in Rome and Madrid. After the Iranian Revolution of 1979, he concentrated on his artistic practice, living in Spain before settling in Virginia.
Stylised women, horses, pomegranates and mythical figures form his repertoire. Geometric ornament and calligraphic rhythms structure vividly coloured compositions. Repeated lines of Persian verse turn writing into a pictorial element in its own right. His publication Omar Khayyam Etchings, issued in 1978, exemplifies this dialogue between graphic invention and classical poetry.
This profile brings together identity references for Nasser Ovissi and paintings, drawings and works on paper documented in auction catalogues.
Dobiaschofsky · DognyAuction · Genève Enchères · Piguet
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Watercolour
Femme à l'éventail,
aquarelle
Catalogue period : 2024-11-28 — 2024-12-10
Published result : 11000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Mixed media on paper
Nostalgie
technique mixte sur papier
Catalogue period : 2023-09-21
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 10000–15000
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technique mixte sur toile
Catalogue period : 2021-09-08 — 2021-09-22
Published result : 5500 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 1500–2500
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Mixed media on paper
Femme au cheval
technique mixte sur papier
Catalogue period : 2021-09-08 — 2021-09-22
Published result : 1600 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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Mixed media on paper
Cheval sautant
technique mixte sur papier
Catalogue period : 2021-09-08 — 2021-09-22
Published result : 1800 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 800–1200
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"La femme assise".
gouache
Date to be documented
Published result : 9000 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 12000
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Watercolour
Jeune femme
aquarelle
Date to be documented
Published result : 1372 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
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Gouache
Femme au cheval,
gouache
Catalogue period : 2017-09-27
Catalogue reference — sale not confirmed
Estimate : CHF 1500–2500
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Mixed media on paper
Cheval de picador
technique mixte sur papier
Catalogue period : 2015-06-17
Published result : 1100 CHF
Fees not specified in the available data
Estimate : CHF 400–600
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