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Houshang Pezeshknia — Untitled (From the Oil Industry Workers)
Houshang Pezeshknia

Untitled (From the Oil Industry Workers)

1958

Houshang Pezeshknia's work from the Oil Industry Workers series documents the lives and labor of workers in Iran's petroleum sector through photographic observation. The artist employs documentary photography to capture candid moments that reveal the physical demands and human dimensions of industrial work. Pezeshknia's approach transforms the everyday experiences of oil workers into subjects worthy of serious artistic consideration, elevating labor and workers' dignity within the contemporary art context.

Medium
Untitled (From the Oil Industry Workers series)

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Modern & Contemporary Middle East

October 22, 2024

Estimate: $10,000$15,000

Lot 12

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Houshang Pezeshknia, Untitled (From the Oil Industry Workers), 1958

Houshang Pezeshknia's work from the Oil Industry Workers series documents the lives and labor of workers in Iran's petroleum sector through photographic observation. The artist employs documentary photography to capture candid moments that reveal the physical demands and human dimensions of industrial work. Pezeshknia's approach transforms the everyday experiences of oil workers into subjects worthy of serious artistic consideration, elevating labor and workers' dignity within the contemporary art context.

Medium
Untitled (From the Oil Industry Workers series)
Year
1958
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Figurative Painting, 20th Century, Documentary Aesthetic, Iranian Artist, Industrial Labor, Oil Painting, Contemporary Art, Working Class Subject Matter, Socially conscious, Social Realism

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