Rating and value of Bahman Dadkhah's paintings, sculptures and furniture

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Artist's rating and value

During the 20th century, Bahman Dadkhah was one of the most talented metalworkers of his time. Since then, his reputation has gone from strength to strength. As a result, he has become a firm fixture on the international art market.

Highly prized by collectors, his tables are popular on the market, especially his bronze sculptures and furniture.

For example, a work by Bahman Dadkhah can fetch thousands of euros at auction, as shown by his patinated bronze sculpture Family from the Hostages series, dating from 1980, which sold for €56,700 in 2019, whereas it was estimated at between €32,400 and €48,600.

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The artist's creations and style

Bahman Dadkhah's style, though imbued with a certain formalism, is distinguished by a discreet rigor that never overwhelms the emotion contained in his works.

If the purity of line and simplicity of form evoke a dialogue with Minimalism, his pieces, whether sculptures or utilitarian creations, deploy a language in which each element seems weighed and reflected upon, as if the artist were seeking to reveal some kind of hidden essence.

Carefully chosen metal, glass and wood become the vectors of a research into space and volume, where we see a subtle balance between the solidity of the material and a fluidity that can almost be felt to the touch.

The architecture of his work plays on the tension between the austerity of geometric forms and the lightness of curves, creating pieces where simplicity is never fixed. The detail, where it appears, is light, almost fleeting, but determines the poetic aspect of the work.

There's nothing extravagant or theatrical about his work: on the contrary, everything seems quietly self-evident, the kind of self-evidence that, far from being immediately grasped, gains in complexity the longer you look at it.

What stands out, beyond the technique, is Dadkhah's ability to inscribe his approach in a register that is both timeless and resolutely contemporary, where each creation doesn't simply fill a void, but redefines its nature.

The life of Bahman Dadkhah

Bahman Dadkhah, born in Tehran in 1949, has long oscillated between a variety of aesthetic influences, where the rigor of Persian culture blends with the fluidity of modern artistic trends.

His career is that of a man who, after studying in Iran, moved to Paris, where he became familiar with modern art and its multiple resonances. It was in the 1970s, back in Tehran, that he asserted his first creations and took part in a burgeoning Iranian art scene.

However, it was when he moved to the West in the early 1980s that he underwent a major transformation. His years in Europe and the United States brought him into contact with new art forms, including conceptual art and minimalist sculpture.

It was during this period that he discovered the power of the void and the notion of space, essential elements in his artistic research.

From this period, he borrows both a geometric approach and an economy of means, without ever forgetting the richness of his Persian heritage, which he reinterprets through a resolutely contemporary prism.

His art, in short, reflects this quest for a subtle balance between two worlds, each as fascinating as it is contradictory.

On the one hand, the world of tradition, that of Persian calligraphy, poetry and miniature, and on the other, that of abstraction and minimalism, freer from codes and historical references.

His work is characterized by a constant search for formal simplicity, but also by a desire to give a new dimension to Iranian art through a permanent dialogue between past and present, East and West.

Focus on Transulence, Bahman Dadkhah

It's rare to look at Bahman Dadkhah's painting from this angle, as his seemingly rigorous works seem to conceal nothing more than geometric shapes and clear lines. But it is precisely this simplicity that gives his compositions their power.

Take, for example, his painting Translucence. Here, a complex structure of geometric, almost abstract forms unfolds on the canvas, but without denying the spirit of Persian tradition.

The subtle interplay between transparency and opacity, the softness of hues and the intensity of colors, creates a space for visual reflection, where each element, each form, loses its materiality and blends into the overall harmony.

It's an invitation to observe beauty in the distortion of perspectives, in the deconstruction of classical forms, while remaining faithful to a singular aesthetic quest.

What might at first appear to be pure abstraction turns out to be a discreet tribute to Eastern traditions, filtered through the prism of modernity.

In this, the work exudes a quiet strength, an invitation to introspection and the broadening of our perceptions, while remaining rooted in an exploration of the world through form and color.

Bahman Dadkhah's stylistic influences

We rarely dwell on Bahman Dadkhah's style, as his influences seem too disparate to be brought together under a single banner. Yet a closer look reveals clear traces of certain traditions.

Her nuanced work bears the imprint of traditional Persian art, notably in the fine details and geometric precision reminiscent of miniatures and ornamental motifs.

But it's not just an echo of past forms: it's a dialogue.

The artist borrows from Cubism and artists such as Lhote or Villon geometric volumes and to abstraction a sense of color that verges on rigor.

His compositions, rich in nuances and superimposed forms, may also bring to mind certain aspects of the art of Vasarelynotably his use of color to define and play with space.

Add to this a certain sensitivity to the work of Kandinsky, particularly in the way lines seem to free themselves from the constraints of traditional space, and it's easy to see why Dadkhah's work seems so difficult to categorize.

He is neither entirely Persian, nor entirely Western, but constructs an aesthetic of his own that, while interacting with European influences, is nonetheless deeply rooted in his cultural roots.

This marriage of ancient forms and resolutely modern concerns allows the artist to create a unique visual universe, oscillating between geometric abstraction and poetic representation of the world.

Bahman Dadkhah's imprint on his period

Bahman Dadkhah's imprint on his period cannot easily be circumscribed into well-defined categories or movements.

Yet it is clear that his work has left an indelible mark on the evolution of contemporary art, as much for his ability to fuse Eastern and Western influences as for his technical approach.

Indeed, in a context where abstract art seemed to have lost its significance, Dadkhah succeeds in restoring substance to this abstraction, incorporating a sense of color and volume that, far from the anonymity often associated with this genre, lends it an almost tactile dimension.

Through his mastery of geometric shapes and colored spaces, he touches on a form of poetic representation of the world, where rigorous composition blends with a form of pure emotion.

In this, his work is not unlike that of other masters of geometric abstraction, but he succeeds in going beyond mere formal research by infusing his works with a subtle spirituality.

He thus established himself as a bridge between two worlds - that of Persian tradition and that of modern art - but also as a precursor in an era that was just beginning to rediscover the infinite possibilities of abstraction.

In this sense, his legacy transcends mere stylistic boundaries, and finds its place among artists who, far from being prisoners of their time, have had a lasting influence on it.

Recognizing Bahman Dadkhah's signature     

Bahman Dadkhah does not always sign his works. That's why, if you think you own a piece by the artist, it's important to have it appraised to be sure of its originality.

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