The fourth Tehran Auction has broken the all-time record of Iran’s art auctions thanks to the sale of a painting by Sohrab Sepehri for over $965,000 (€865,000), which brought the total revenue of the sales to over $7.25 million (€6.5 million).

The second most expensive sale of the event was another painting by the late Iranian poet and painter, which was sold for about $600,000. A total of 126 works by various artists, including Masoud Arabshahi, Mohammad Ehsaii, Jalil Rasouli, Behjat Sadr, and Parviz Kalantari went under the hammer.

The event, dubbed Modern and Contemporary Iranian Art Auction, was hosted by Iranian actor Reza Kianian at Tehran’s Grand Azadi Hotel.

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4th Tehran Auction (2015) – Showroom

4th Tehran Auction (2015) – Showroom

4th Tehran Auction (2015) – Photo by H. Khahi for ISNA

4th Tehran Auction (2015) – Photo by H. Khahi for ISNA

4th Tehran Auction (2015) – Photo by S. Padash for Fars News Agency

4th Tehran Auction (2015) – Photo by S. Padash for Fars News Agency

Massoud Arabshahi – Untitled

Aydin Aghdashloo – Enigma XXV

Abolghasem Saiedi – Untitled

Bahman Mohassess – Untitled

Behjat Sadr – Untitled

Ali Akbar Sadeghi – Love Garden

Jalil Rasouli – Divine Bird

Hossein Zenderoudi – Untitled

Parviz Kalantari – Untitled

Koorosh Shishegaran – Portrait

Mohammad Ghaffari (Kamal-al-Molk) – Untitled

Nikzad Nodjoumi – The Last Touch

Manouchehr Yektai – Untitled

Parviz Tanavoli – Monument I for Word Heech

Reza Derakhshani – The Red Cypress

Seyed Mohammad Ehsai – Affection

Sohrab Sepehri – Untitled

Sohrab Sepehri – Untitled

Sources: Press TV | Iran | Culture, IRNA | Photos, ISNA | Photos, Fars News Agency | Photos, Tehran Auction | 2015 Lot