Mahmoud Farshchian

On account of their extraordinary draftsmanship, their wide coloristic range and innate sense of the decorative aspect, the drawings and paintings of Mr. Mahmoud Farshchian are in the true tradition of the great Iranian painters.-- Dr. Richard Ettinghausen, Director, The Department of Islamic Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1969- 1979I am always amazed at the beautiful draftsmanship and the skill displayed in the paintings by Farshchian.-- Dr. Harold P. Stern, Director, Smithsonian Institute, Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1971-1977It is a pleasure to show the imaginative creations of Mr. Farshchian, who surely must be considered among the most talented contemporary artists.-- Daniel M. MacMaster, former President, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, IL The latter-day inheritor of the long and illustrious tradition of classical Persian painting, Mahmoud Farshchian is a recognized master of every element of this medium, from architecture and figure painting to arabesques, ornamental animals, still life, and cloud-bands. In this unprecedented and lavishly produced volume, Farshchian presents his most powerful and influential works.A scholar artist steeped in the classical Persian repertoire, Farshchian first received international recognition with an exhibit at the Art Institute of Istanbul in 1960 and, later that same year, through another one-man exhibit at the Golestan Museum in Teheran. Since then, major exhibitions of his work have been held in Milan, Rome, Munich, Vienna, Algiers, Paris, Washington, DC, New York, Chicago. This unique volume highlights this remarkable career.