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Flight of the Dolphin
2010 · Mirror mosaic, reverse glass painting, glue and plaster on wood
55 1/4 × 55 1/4 × 2 3/8 in. (140.3 × 140.3 × 6 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
1924⚠–2019
WA-00000690
Qazvin, Iran
PaintingGeometric AbstractionContemporary
Representation
None documented
0
Institutional Exhibitions
3
Works in Collection
22
Assets Indexed
17
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
80%
Profile Completeness
Cultural Positioning
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Authority Records (1)
Field Verification (7 fields)
4 cross-verified · 3 single-source
- Death yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
- DeceasedWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
- Primary mediumWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
- LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
- NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%
- Birth yearWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%
- BiographyWikipedia + Ai Generated+1· 88%
Source Registry (1)
- James-CohanTier 3 · Scraped/inferred60%
About
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Movement
Geometric Abstraction
Medium
Painting
Related Artists
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Institutional
Museum Collections
Canonical record
Artworks (3)
Artwork sources (3)
3 published of 3 catalogued · 2 with image
- Tate1 published1 img
- The Met1 published
- Victoria & Albert1 published1 img
Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 1)
1 entries · 1 sources
- 1976 · Tate · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Record
Images
17 assets
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Relationships
6Institutional
Representation & Collections
In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Victoria and Albert Museum
In collection
Tate
Market
Auction sale history
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Background
Education
Cornell University
Visual Arts · 1951
Parsons School of Design
Visual Arts · 1949
University of Tehran
Visual Arts · 1946
Market
Auction History
Range: $82,550 – $201,600
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christie's | Feb 2026 | $70,000 – $100,000 | $82,550 | |
| Christie's | May 2024 | $80,000 – $120,000 | $201,600 |
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