27th May, 2026 11:00

Fine Pictures, Prints & Sculptures

 
Lot 112
 

Sirak Melkonian

Untitled

signed 'S. Melkonian' (lower left)
oil on canvas
89.5 x 125 cm, framed 92 x 127 cm

We are grateful to the Sirak Melkonian Foundation for confirming the authenticity of this work and its inclusion in the Foundation’s archives.

Provenance:
Tajan, Paris - Art D'Apres-Guerre et Contemporian, 29 April 2009, lot 115.
Private Collection, UK.

Exhibited:
Tehran, Zarvan Gallery, Sirak Melkonian, 1974.

Footnote:
This painting is a transitional early work that defines Melkonian's signature landscape style. The artist was directly influenced by the stark but breathtakingly beautiful region of Sistan-Balouchestan in south eastern Iran.

Sold for £38,000


Condition Report

Unlined. Losses to the right edge, and a few scattered flecks of loss elsewhere. Surface dirt throughout and 2 or 3 small white paint splatters. Light scuffing visible centre left of composition. There is a vertical drip through the centre of the white part of the composition, lower centre. There is no evidence of restoration visible under UV light.

 

Sirak Melkonian

Untitled

signed 'S. Melkonian' (lower left)
oil on canvas
89.5 x 125 cm, framed 92 x 127 cm

We are grateful to the Sirak Melkonian Foundation for confirming the authenticity of this work and its inclusion in the Foundation’s archives.

Provenance

Provenance:
Tajan, Paris - Art D'Apres-Guerre et Contemporian, 29 April 2009, lot 115.
Private Collection, UK.

Exhibited:
Tehran, Zarvan Gallery, Sirak Melkonian, 1974.

Footnote:
This painting is a transitional early work that defines Melkonian's signature landscape style. The artist was directly influenced by the stark but breathtakingly beautiful region of Sistan-Balouchestan in south eastern Iran.

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