A work by Munir Shahrudi Parmanparamayan sold at Christie's Abu Dhabi's first auction, well above estimates, for $844,800. Munir Shahroudi Parmanparamayan, born in 1301 in Qazvin, was one of the most well-known figures of contemporary Iranian art in the world. In his works he combined mirror work, geometry, Iranian motifs and painting behind glass with the language of modern art. After the end of World War II Paramanparamayan went to New York to study art and lived in America for many years. In the mid-1930s, he worked as an illustrator, graphic designer and clothing designer. The stay in New York brought him closer to the center of one of the most important periods of American modern art. He collaborated with artists such as Andy Warhol and met Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock. After returning to Iran, his attention was gradually drawn to Iran's traditional architecture, mirror work, geometry and decorative arts; Elements that later became the main part of the visual language of his works. In 2015, Parmanfarmayan became the first Iranian artist whose work was held by the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Some of his works were also donated to the University of Tehran and on December 15, 2016, in the presence of the artist himself, the permanent museum of Munir Parmanparamayan was opened in the Negristan Garden Museum of the University of Tehran. The exhibition "Tehran/New York" will also be held at the Modern Museum of Stockholm between October 3 and February 28, 1405, and includes about 100 of his works; Works showing the scope of Paramanparamayan's artistic activity from 1349 to 1394. Christie's sold a total of $8.94 million in the first fine art auction in Abu Dhabi. This figure was this auction house's highest total sale for Middle Eastern modern and contemporary art in more than a decade. Two other Iranian artists were among the top 10 selling works at this event. A work by Ali Bani Sadr was sold for 512 thousand dollars and a work by Farhad Moshiri was sold for 230 thousand 400 dollars.

A work by Munir Shahrudi Parmanparamayan sold at Christie's Abu Dhabi's first auction, well above estimates, for $844,800. Munir Shahroudi Parmanparamayan, born in 1301 in Qazvin, was one of the most well-known figures of contemporary Iranian art in the world. In his works he combined mirror work, geometry, Iranian motifs and painting behind glass with the language of modern art. After the end of World War II Paramanparamayan went to New York to study art and lived in America for many years. In the mid-1930s, he worked as an illustrator, graphic designer and clothing designer. The stay in New York brought him closer to the center of one of the most important periods of American modern art. He collaborated with artists such as Andy Warhol and met Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock. After returning to Iran, his attention was gradually drawn to Iran's traditional architecture, mirror work, geometry and decorative arts; Elements that later became the main part of the visual language of his works. In 2015, Parmanfarmayan became the first Iranian artist whose work was held by the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Some of his works were also donated to the University of Tehran and on December 15, 2016, in the presence of the artist himself, the permanent museum of Munir Parmanparamayan was opened in the Negristan Garden Museum of the University of Tehran. The exhibition "Tehran/New York" will also be held at the Modern Museum of Stockholm between October 3 and February 28, 1405, and includes about 100 of his works; Works showing the scope of Paramanparamayan's artistic activity from 1349 to 1394. Christie's sold a total of $8.94 million in the first fine art auction in Abu Dhabi. This figure was this auction house's highest total sale for Middle Eastern modern and contemporary art in more than a decade. Two other Iranian artists were among the top 10 selling works at this event. A work by Ali Bani Sadr was sold for 512 thousand dollars and a work by Farhad Moshiri was sold for 230 thousand 400 dollars.