Tehran to exhibit unseen Sepehri paintings

The Tehran Contemporary Arts Museum is set to exhibit unseen paintings by modern Iranian poet and painter Sohrab Sepehri.

A Window on Colors will exhibit more than 100 paintings by the late artist, some of which will be on public display for the first time.

"Some of the works belong to the Tehran Contemporary Arts Museum and others are on loan from the Kerman museum and private collectors," said exhibition organizer Yaqoub Emdadian.

"A Window on Colors aims to introduce Sepehri to art students as an influential, contemporary Iranian artist," he added.

Sohrab Sepehri (1928-1980) is one of the greatest figures of modern Persian poetry and painting. His works are mostly inspired by nature.

Sepehri's poems have been translated into different languages including French, English, Spanish, Italian, Swedish and Russian.

A Window on Colors will run from Nov. 30, 2009 to Jan. 21st, 2010, also offering music, poetry, painting and visual arts conferences along with workshops and film screening sessions.