Behjat Sadr

Behjat Sadr

BornNationalityBased In
1924N/AN/A
Biography

A pioneer in visual arts in Iran, Behjat Sadr created abstract oil paintings characterised by thick, layered colour strokes, sometimes using palette knife and her hand instead of brushes, depicting recurring shapes and geometric configurations. Influenced by the cities she lived in – Tehran, Rome and Paris – Sadr’s practice traced experimentation with media, simplicity and innovation associated with modernism and juxtapositions and complexities of the 20th century. One of the first women to emerge on the international biennale scene in the early 1960s, Sadr’s practice resonates with a sense of radicality, sensitive to the times of emancipation and insurrection. Inspired by the 1960s movements of Kinetic and Opt art, the artist experimented with mirror and light movement, compositions on wooden shutters and cloths. Her versatility further spreads to her play with small-scale photo-paintings and photomontage. Always searching for novelties in artistic expression, Sadr’s multifaceted practice was an ode to harmony, dynamics, shape and movement. ...

Selected Artworks
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Behjat Sadr
Untitled , 1980
41 x 39.4cm
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Behjat Sadr
Untitled , 1980
73.2 x 60.4cm
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Behjat Sadr
Untitled, 1980
41.5 x 40cm
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Behjat Sadr
Untitled, 1990
65 x 50cm
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Behjat Sadr
Untitled, 1975
44.2 x 60cm
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Behjat Sadr
Untitled, 1975
49.4 x 64.2cm
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Behjat Sadr
Untitled, 1978
23 x 31cm
Untitled
Behjat Sadr
Untitled, 1974
100 x 200cm
Untitled
Behjat Sadr
Untitled, 1957
69 x 53.6cm
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Behjat Sadr
Untitled, 1985
50 x 70cm
Untitled
Behjat Sadr
Untitled , 1970
16 x 23cm
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Behjat Sadr
Untitled, 1970
12 x 13cm
Sans titre / Untitled
Behjat Sadr
Sans titre / Untitled, 1977
172 x 80cm
Untitled
Behjat Sadr
Untitled , 1990
31.5 x 38.5cm
Untitled
Behjat Sadr
Untitled , 1991
38.5 x 73.5 x 2.5cm
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Behjat Sadr
Untitled, 1996
38 x 32 x 2.5cm
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Behjat Sadr
Untitled, 1980
37.5 x 29 x 2.5cm
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Behjat Sadr
Untitled, 1980
59 x 52 x 2.5cm
Gallery Representation
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