Tanavoli, Parviz
Last Poet of Iran, 1962
Tanavoli’s interests in Iranian folklore, myths, and Sufi mystical poetry are reflected in a number of his works, which often focus on the figure of the poet, the prophet, or the lover—sometimes in anamorphic forms, as in paintings from his Last Poet of Iran series, seen here and in G1983.32 and G1975.74.