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Sunday, September 16, 2012

Tehran Modern's Collection Valued at $2.5 Billion

A Painting by Pollack at $250 Million



Tehran Modern’s collection of mostly American and European paintings and sculptures has been valued at more than $2.5 billion, Fars News Agency reported. A work by Jackson Pollack, the influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement, is valued at $250 million, the most expensive piece at Modern. The collection represents a century of works, spanning from 1870 to 1979.


Photo credit: A 1948 painting by Jackson Pollack. Tehran Modern holds a similar painting valued at $250 million.

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousSeptember 16, 2012 at 12:50 PM

    Just hope after the collapse of the terrorist rapist regime the paintings are safe for the people to enjoy.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2012 at 2:10 AM

    So in the end, after all the hatred towards the west, it's the American artists that make Tehran's Collection so valuable. What hypocrisy.

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