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Mehdi Ghadyanloo — The Unreachable Beauties
Mehdi Ghadyanloo

The Unreachable Beauties

2022

A dreamlike landscape unfolds across the canvas, where solitary figures exist within vast, surreal architectural spaces rendered in Ghadyanloo's signature muted, pastel palette. The composition evokes a profound sense of longing and isolation, as beauty remains perpetually suspended just beyond the reach of the human form. Painted in acrylic, the work balances geometric precision with an ethereal softness, inviting the viewer into a quiet meditation on desire and unattainability.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Painted in 2022, in Germany. Exhibition History: New York, Gagosian, ;

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

March 29, 2026

Estimate: $800,000$1,500,000

Lot 2

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Mehdi Ghadyanloo, The Unreachable Beauties, 2022

A dreamlike landscape unfolds across the canvas, where solitary figures exist within vast, surreal architectural spaces rendered in Ghadyanloo's signature muted, pastel palette. The composition evokes a profound sense of longing and isolation, as beauty remains perpetually suspended just beyond the reach of the human form. Painted in acrylic, the work balances geometric precision with an ethereal softness, inviting the viewer into a quiet meditation on desire and unattainability.

Medium
acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
180 x 250 cm
Year
2022
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Surrealism, Muted Color Palette, Dreamlike Atmosphere, Acrylic On Canvas, Male Artist, Iranian Artist, Contemporary Artist, Figurative Art, 21st Century, Allegorical Imagery, Urban Melancholy

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