Birds, a sculpture by the late Iranian artist and theatre director Bahman Mohassess, was sold close to $631,000. A contemporary art auction in Tehran raised an estimated $ 10 m , twice the total of the previous auction in January 2018 . This was despite fears that US sanctions would mean fewer buyers . The auction included a record price for a work by a local female artist of almost $ 1 m paid for Monir Farmanfarmaian ’s glass mosaic . The 10th Teheran Auction featured more than 100 artists .
A contemporary art auction in Tehran raised an estimated $ 10 m , twice the total of the previous auction in January 2018 . This was despite fears that US sanctions would mean fewer buyers . The auction included a record price for a work by a local female artist of almost $ 1 m paid for Monir Farmanfarmaian ’s glass mosaic . The 10th Teheran Auction featured more than 100 artists .