Aziz Art June 2016

Abolhassan Sadighi
1894 – December 11, 1995
was one of the most prominent
Iranian sculptors and painters and
was known as Master Sadighi.
Biography
He was born in Tehran in 1894.He
entered the Alliance school after
finishing his primary education.
There, he began painting and
drawing without any teaching or
guidance.
His love for painting and drawing
led him to become the student of
Master Kamal-al-Molk Ghaffari.
He soon became one of the most
remarkable art students of the
master. At the end of his
educational time in the School of
Fine Arts
Master Kamal-al-Molk appointed
him as an instructor of painting
and drawing at the school.
Shortly after his employment he
began to find himself attracted to
sculpture. Without adequate
means, he ventured to create his
first stucco bust of a child and
offered it to his master, Kamal-al-
Molk. Abolhassan Khan Sadighi's
innovative first sculpture was the
beginning of a new movement in
the art of sculpture in modern Iran.
After numerous experiences in
creating plaster sculptures, he
made his first stone sculpture on a
stucco model of the Venus de Milo.
The sculpture received so much
attention and praise that Kamal-al-
Molk took his apprentice and the
Venus sculpture to the Imperial
Court, and introduced him to
Ahmad Shah of the Qajar dynasty.
Then, after that meeting, Sadighi
was offered a monthly salary from
the order of Ahmad Shah and then
became the director of the School
of Delicate Crafts. Upon receiving
this honor, he totally devoted
himself to sculpture and made
sculptures from both plaster and
stone. These sculptures include the
bust of Ferdowsi on the Eagle's
Wings, the full statue of Amir Kabir,
and the most memorable of all, Haji
Moqbel the Black Flute Player.
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