Behjat Sadr (1924–2009), born in Arak, was a pioneering Iranian abstract painter and art educator. Working between Iran and Europe, she developed a distinctive exploration of material, movement and the painted surface.
Visual Language and Media
Black paint, scraping tools and unconventional supports produce distinctive traces and rhythms. The relationship between nature and the industrial world is a recurring concern in accounts of her work.
Education and Training
Studied painting at the University of Tehran’s Faculty of Fine Arts and continued her artistic training in Italy from 1955.
Artistic Practice and Projects
Teaching at the University of Tehran and exhibiting in Iran and abroad; works held in collections including Centre Pompidou.
Works at HICHAA
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