55 – Mehdi Malekzade – leyli the harper

Price realized: 3.3 Billion Rials (IRR)

Artist

Dimensions

56.5×66.5 cm

Name

Signed

Technique

Metal Lattice (cuted metal in 0.5 mm thickness)

Year of creation

1989

Biography

Mehdi Malekzadeh, a master of metal lattice and inlay, was born in 1936 in Arak. After graduation he moved to Isfahan, and began his career at art schools and worked alongside great masters such as Issa Bahadori. Malekzadeh had a first A class degree in art, and his works have been exhibited in China, Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Kuwait, Syria, and Saudi Arabia. He passed away in February 17, 2010.