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Behjat Sadr was born on 29 May, 1924 in Arak, Iran, is an Iranian painter. Discover Behjat Sadr's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?
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Behjat Sadr |
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| Age |
85 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
29 May 1924 |
| Birthday |
29 May |
| Birthplace |
Arak, Iran |
| Date of death |
10 August, 2009 |
| Died Place |
Corsica, France |
| Nationality |
Iran
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Behjat Sadr Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Behjat Sadr's Husband?
Her husband is Morteza Hannaneh
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Morteza Hannaneh |
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1 |
Behjat Sadr Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Behjat Sadr worth at the age of 85 years old? Behjat Sadr’s income source is mostly from being a successful painter. She is from Iran. We have estimated Behjat Sadr's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
| Source of Income |
painter |
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Behjat Sadr (, 29 May 1924 – 10 August 2009), was an Iranian modern art painter whose works have been exhibited in New York, Paris, and Rome.
In her paintings, Sadr is known for using a palette knife on canvases or metallic surfaces to create visual rhythm, movement and geometric shapes.
Behjat Sadr was born in Arak, Iran on 29 May 1924.
After her studies at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Tehran, she obtained a scholarship to Italy, where she attended the Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome and the Accademia di Belle Arti di Napoli in Naples.
Soon after arriving in Rome, she abandoned academic painting for an abstract approach.
She had participated a year before at the twenty-eighth Venice Biennale in 1956 and won the second prize of San Vito Romano.
During her years in Rome, her friendship deepened during with the Persian poet Forough Farrokhzad, who had been her student in Tehran.
In 1957, Sadr decided to return to the University of Tehran as a professor, despite opportunities to continue her painting in Rome and Paris.
She continued teaching in Tehran for almost 20 years.
Sadr's first major exhibition was at the Gallery La Bussola in Roma in 1958.
Awarded the Royal Grand Prize at theTehran Biennale 1962, she participated in international art fairs like the Venice Biennale and Sao Paulo Biennale and in many personal and group exhibitions.
She spent two years in Paris on sabbatical in 1968 and 1975.
In Rome, she also met her second husband, the Persian composer, Morteza Hannaneh, whom she married in 1975 and with whom she had her only child, Kakuti (Mitra) Hannaneh.
In 1980, one year after the Islamic Revolution in Iran, Sadr and her daughter moved to Paris.
Sadr was diagnosed with breast cancer in the 1980s but continued to paint.
In 2006, Sadr was the subject of a documentary film called Behjat Sadr: Time Suspended, directed by Mitra Farahani.
This film includes footage of the artist at work, as well as extensive interviews.
She died of a heart attack on 10 August 2009 at the age of 85, while swimming in Corsica.
Several times in her writings, she spoke of her wish to die in the sea.
Sadr was the first female contemporary painter to be considered on the same level as her male colleagues in Iran.
The Behjat Sadr Endowment Fund has been established in 2020 with the aim of protecting and enhancing the work of the artist: Fonds de Dotation Behjat Sadr.
