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"Wall Fragment No. 2 with Flowers, Tiny Flower, and Adorning Links", Abstract
By Roxana Azar and Alex Kovacs
Located in Philadelphia, PA
artifacts influenced by science fiction, Persian miniatures, and the Memphis Group. Their new work includes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Acrylic Polymer
Erte Bronze sculpture "Astra"
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fleet, he was raised amidst Russia’s social elite. As a young boy, the Persian miniatures he found in
Category
1980s Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Indian Prince Dressed in Green Miniature Painting
Located in Chicago, IL
precious stones, this portrait of a prince is an exceptional example of Indian miniature painting. Created
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Indian Paintings and Screens
Materials
Wood, Paper
Persian Canadian Shirin Sahba Whimsical Fauvist Naive Painting Woman in Flowers
Located in Surfside, FL
the innocent, homogeneous essence of humanity.
Taking classical Persian miniatures as her inspiration
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Sailing After the Storm
By George Nemethy
Located in Wiscasett, ME
young by Persian miniatures. Out of this fondness and extensive studying of these models, a devotion to
Category
20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
An Afternoon Sail
By George Nemethy
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Persian miniatures. Out of this fondness and extensive studying of these models, a devotion to intimacy
Category
20th Century American Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Sailing Towards Clear Skies" Realist Sailboat Oil Painting on Canvas Board
By George Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
young by Persian miniatures. Out of this fondness and extensive studying of these models, a devotion to
Category
1990s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Large Heavy Israeli Bronze Abstract Jerusalem Sculpture Moshe Castel Judaica Art
By Moshe Castel
Located in Surfside, FL
paintings depicted the lives of Sephardic Jews in the Holy Land, revealing the influence of Persian
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Bronze
Antique Indo Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Indo Persian Mughal Art miniature gouache painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting
Category
Antique 18th Century Iraqi Paintings
Materials
Paint
Antique Mini Persian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique miniature Indo Persian Mughal Art gouache painting on antique manuscript leaf depicting
Category
Antique 18th Century Iraqi Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Sailing Across the Atlantic" Realist Oil Painting on Board Panel of Sailboat
By George Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
, George found and nurtured his passion for miniature sailboats early in his life. This passion translates
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Board
Persian Manuscript Page, Illustrated in the Safavid Style
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed Persian or Mughal miniature painting from a Medical manuscript, curiously
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Persian Islamic Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Sailing at Dusk" Realist Oil Painting on Canvas Board of Sailboat in Open Sea
By George Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
young by Persian miniatures. Out of this fondness and extensive studying of these models, a devotion to
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil, Canvas
"Sailing on the Open Seas" Realist Oil Painting on Board of Sailboat in Open Sea
By George Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
young by Persian miniatures. Out of this fondness and extensive studying of these models, a devotion to
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
"Sailing on the Caribbean" Realist Oil Painting on Board of Sailboat in Open Sea
By George Nemethy
Located in New York, NY
was greatly inspired when he was young by Persian miniatures. Out of this fondness and extensive
Category
Early 2000s Realist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board, Canvas
1930s Modernist Oil Painting of a Colorado Landscape, Rocks
Mesa, brown, blue
By John Edward Thompson
Located in Denver, CO
art forms including classical mosaics and murals, Persian miniatures, Old Master drawings and
Category
1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Antique Mini Indian Mughal Painting W Manuscript
Located in Long Island City, NY
calligraphic text upper to the center. Framed. Circa: early 18th century. Antique Miniature Indian and Persian
Category
Antique 18th Century Iraqi Paintings
Materials
Paint
Etude 5 - abstract calligraphy ink drawing / painting on paper in black
white
By Nazanin Moghbeli
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Nazanin Moghbeli is an Iranian-American artist with training in Persian calligraphy, miniature
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Graphite
Page from "Gulistan" Illustrated in the Safavid Style
Located in Soquel, CA
Highly detailed Persian or Mughal era miniature painting from the book "Gulistan", depicting an
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Persian Islamic Paintings and Screens
Materials
Gold Leaf
Release: black abstract Islamic calligraphy ink drawing / painting on paper
By Nazanin Moghbeli
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Nazanin Moghbeli has training in Persian calligraphy, miniature painting, and music. She borrows
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Archival Paper, Charcoal
A Shoal of Mackerel
By Rebecca Campbell
Located in London, GB
Indian Mughal miniatures, Persian textiles and medieval tapestries to create her own unique decorative
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Framed Persian Miniature
Located in San Francisco, CA
Petite Contemporary Chocolate Brown and Neutral Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug
By Qashqai Nomadic Tribe
Located in Key West, FL
Petite Contemporary Chocolate Brown and Neutral Gabbeh Persian Wool Rug. A perfect miniature Gabbeh
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Persian Tribal Persian Rugs
Materials
Wool
19th Century Baroque Revival Carved Wood Chairs
Located in Paris, FR
inspired and diverted shapes from nature. A second influence from the Indo-Iranian world and Persian
Category
Early 20th Century European Baroque Chairs
Materials
Wood
1940s Persian Lamb Miniature Pillbox Hat
Located in San Francisco, CA
1940s Persian Lamb Miniature Pillbox Hat. Held on with elastic and combs on either side.
Category
1940s Hats
Terry Furchgott, "Apricot Hollyhocks on Gold", 29" x 14"
By Terry Furchgott
Located in Seattle, WA
from both the Fauves and Persian miniature painting. Formal and historical elements of Eastern and
Category
2010s American Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Terry Furchgott, "Tying Back the Roses", acrylic on paper, 15" x 19"
By Terry Furchgott
Located in Seattle, WA
artist’s influence from both the Fauves and Persian miniature painting. Formal and historical elements of
Category
2010s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Archival Paper
"Alchemy" acrylic painting, woman, gold
Located in Phoenix, AZ
landscapes, Persian miniatures and Japanese screen painting, the rigor of abstraction and hard edged painting
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
"The Infrastructure of Beauty II" acrylic painting, still life, flower, gold
Located in Phoenix, AZ
nature, 18th century European landscapes, Persian miniatures and Japanese screen painting, the rigor of
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
"Time is an Illusion to Make Sense of the World Around Us" acrylic, plant, gold
Located in Phoenix, AZ
cultures, images and forms from nature, 18th century European landscapes, Persian miniatures and Japanese
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
The Shape of Art
The Shapelessness of Life
Located in Phoenix, AZ
cultures, images and forms from nature, 18th century European landscapes, Persian miniatures and Japanese
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Surfs Up
Located in Phoenix, AZ
century European landscapes, Persian miniatures and Japanese screen painting, the rigor of abstraction and
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Board
$18,000
"Look at Your Eyes. They are Small But They See Enormous Things" - Rumi
Located in Phoenix, AZ
landscapes, Persian miniatures and Japanese screen painting, the rigor of abstraction and hard edged painting
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
"Profound Mystery Forever II", acrylic painting, flowers, gold
Located in Phoenix, AZ
century European landscapes, Persian miniatures and Japanese screen painting, the rigor of abstraction and
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic
1960s Irene of New York Persian Lamb Miniature Pillbox Hat
By Irene of New York
Located in San Francisco, CA
1960s Irene of New York Persian Lamb Miniature Pillbox Hat. Cream Persian lamb fur. Red lining
Category
1960s American Hats
Pink Path Through Garden - Original Oil
By Manor Shadian
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
began to paint Persian miniatures, using only one or two hairs from a paintbrush. As a young man, he
Category
1990s Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Candle Prism
By Andrew Schoultz
Located in San Francisco, CA
referring to the margins of Persian miniature paintings and illuminated manuscripts or to modern geometric
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Linen, Panel
Shining Eye
By Andrew Schoultz
Located in San Francisco, CA
appropriates from maps of Western Europe and contemporaneous Persian miniature paintings; both references meant
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Panel
Three Horses
By Sarah Warren
Located in London, GB
ancient Persian horse miniatures. Painted with acrylic on Canvas, gold leaf finished with a layer of
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Persian Miniature Painting
Located in Vancouver, BC
Persian miniature painting framed to show both sides of page.
Panache Antiques & Objets D'art Inc.
Category
Antique Mid-17th Century Persian Islamic Paintings and Screens
Materials
Paint
Persian Miniature Painting
Located in Woodstock, NY
A small gem, depicting a horse and rider being carried by a man. Ink and gouache on board, framed, under glass. I do not know the allegorical story, nor any history of this. The fram...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Islamic Paintings and Screens
Materials
Ink
Sea of Galili with Teberus - Original Oil
By Manor Shadian
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
began to paint Persian miniatures, using only one or two hairs from a paintbrush. As a young man, he
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
WINDSWEPT - nostalgic painting of two girls
By Pamela Murphy
Located in Seattle, WA
to teach painting and study traditional Persian and Indian miniature painting at the National College
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
MOMENTUM- nostalgic painting of child on tricycle
By Pamela Murphy
Located in Seattle, WA
to teach painting and study traditional Persian and Indian miniature painting at the National College
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Three Horses
By Sarah Warren
Located in London, GB
ancient Persian horse miniatures. Painted with acrylic on Canvas, gold leaf finished with a layer of
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Harvest, Original, Limited Edition, Signed and Numbered Gold Foil Serigraph
By Erte - Romain de Tirtoff
Located in Doylestown, PA
a young boy, he was fascinated by the Persian miniatures he found in his father's library. These
Category
1980s Art Deco Portrait Prints
Materials
Foil
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Persian Miniature For Sale on 1stDibs
You are likely to find exactly the persian miniature you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. There are many contemporary, abstract and Old Masters versions of these works for sale. If you’re looking for a persian miniature from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add a persian miniature to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of gray, brown, black, blue and more. Creating a persian miniature has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Roxana Azar, Laurel Bustamante, Virginia Dehn, George Nemethy and Terry Furchgott are consistently popular. Frequently made by artists working in paint, pigment print and lucite, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years. A large persian miniature can prove too dominant for some spaces — a smaller persian miniature, measuring 0.1875 high and 2 wide, may better suit your needs.
How Much is a Persian Miniature?
The price for a persian miniature in our collection starts at $60 and tops out at $80,000 with the average selling for $1,350.
Questions About Persian Miniature
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Miniature painting was started in India by the Palas of Bengal, who are considered the pioneers of the art form. Indian miniatures are small, detailed paintings that can be traced back to the 9th century. Shop a collection of miniature paintings from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
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