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I’m creating a kind of atmosphere, a space of ambiguity
— Mehdi GhadyanlooBest known for his surrealist yet contemplative works, The Eternal Gate is a superlative example of Mehdi Ghadyanloo’s creative output. Taking inspiration from Giorgio de Chirico’s metaphysical paintings, Ghadyanloo’s style is characterised by his masterful ability in capturing the contrast between lightness and darkness through his implementation of the chiaroscuro technique. In 2019, the present work was featured in Ghadyanloo’s solo exhibition Portals of Light at Galleri Golsa in Oslo. As the title of the exhibition suggests, the artist’s works from this series convey a glimmer of hope via the ‘portals of light’.
Devoid of figures in most of his works, the artist typically renders his utopian compositions with the simple structure of four walls and injects everyday objects from his daily encounters as his main focal point. Through Ghadyanloo’s wholly unique approach to art making, he probes notions of memories – specifically harkening back to the small and dimly lit cubic rooms to which his family took refuge during the Iran-Iraq war. Upon close observation, his works interrogate universal human emotions such as fear, loss, and hope.
Replete with suspense, the present work features a solitary ladder enclosed within a shallow and confined box, illuminated from above by ocular skylights. The box serves as a powerful trompe-l’oeil, acting as a deliberate trick to the eye and inviting viewers into the depths of its seemingly three-dimensional cubic form. Although evoking a sense of claustrophobia, the present work features a small yet expansive oculus allowing a beam of light to shine through – transporting viewers to a realm of unlimited imagination. The interplay between light and shadow rendered within The Eternal Gate further recalls the architectural masterpiece Concrete Dreams by Japanese artist Tadao Ando, displayed permanently at the Chateau La Coste.
Ghadyanloo was primarily known for his large number of public mural paintings that he created across Tehran between 2004 to 2011. Since then, he has gained critical acclaim for his illusionistic canvas paintings that display a plethora of new motifs. Born 1981 in Iran, the artist received his bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Tehran University in 2005. Ghadyanloo’s other notable achievements include his Spaces of Hope mural at the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston and in 2016, he was the first artist since 1979 to have received official commissions in both Iran and the United States. Most recently in 2022, the artist was honoured with his first solo show in Asia at Gagosian, Hong Kong.
Installation shot of Mehdi Ghadyanloo’s mural, Spaces of Hope in Boston in 2016.
Image Courtesy of the artist’s InstagramProvenance
Galleri Golsa, Oslo
Acquired from the above by the present ownerExhibited
Oslo, Galleri Golsa, Portals of Light, 9 September - 20 October 2019
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The Eternal Gate
signed and dated '2019 Mehdi Ghadyanloo' on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
78.2 x 70.2 cm. (30 3/4 x 27 5/8 in.)
Painted in 2019.
Estimate
HK$180,000 - 280,000
€21,200-33,000
$23,100-35,900
Sold for HK$482,600
Angela Tian
Associate Specialist, Head of New Now & Design Sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art, Hong Kong
+852 2318 2058
AngelaTian@phillips.com
New Now & Design
Hong Kong Auction 26 November 2023
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Mehdi Ghadyanloo
The Eternal Gate
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2
Laurens Legiers
Ships and Blue Lilies
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3
Guy Yanai
Normandy
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4
Oh de Laval
Noisy Excitement
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5
Albert Willem
Dancing at the Ball
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6
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7
Yuan Fang
Untitled #01
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8No Reserve
Hervé van der Straeten
'Miroir Pelote', model no. 360
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000 •
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9
Gongkan
Freedom
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10
Kelly Beeman
Cordless Phone
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11
Xia Yu
Spring Breeze
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12
Ania Hobson
Tunnel
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13
Karyn Lyons
Dad's Playboy
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14
Jade Ching-yuk Ng
Unparalleled Horizon
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15
Caroline Walker
Study for An Arm's Length
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16
Jacob Kjær
Writing desk
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17
Yayoi Kusama
Coffee Cup
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18
He Xiangyu
9 Lemons
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19
Katherine Bernhardt
Pizza Pizza
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20
Yoshitomo Nara
Untitled (Who Snatched the Babies)
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21
Szabolcs Bozó
Green Frog Red Shoes
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22
Fátima de Juan
Girls and Guns 2
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23
Jia Wei (KK)
Ruhua Wilding · Tussock 01
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24
Yuichi Hirako
Lost in Thought 50
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25
Laure Mary-Couégnias
The Lovers Crown Their Vows
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26
Kate Pincus-Whitney
Paradise à la Carte: Fellini’s Cherry
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27
Janet Fish
Fujis and Pears
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28
Ole Wanscher
Extendable low table
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29
Carlo D'Anselmi
Silent Hour
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30
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31
Hervé van der Straeten
'Anneau' console table, model no. 206
Estimate HK$150,000 - 200,000
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32
Song Dong
Usefulness of Uselessness - Rectangular Window No. 6
Estimate HK$700,000 - 1,000,000
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33
Huang Yuxing
Sunrise
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34
Julie Mehretu
Six Bardos: Last Breath
Estimate HK$550,000 - 750,000
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35
George Condo
Circus Composition
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36
Chris Huen Sin Kan
Haze In The Studio
Estimate HK$400,000 - 600,000
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37
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38
Liu Ye
Hey!
Estimate HK$3,000,000 - 5,000,000
Sold for HK$3,556,000
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39
Roby Dwi Antono
Ranting
Estimate HK$220,000 - 420,000
Sold for HK$190,500
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40
Mayuka Yamamoto
Band-aided little van Gogh
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41
Emi Kuraya
Waiting Time
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42
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Spiral and Spring
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43
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44
Takashi Murakami
Forest of DOB
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
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45
Takashi Murakami & Virgil Abloh
Flower Belt
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46
Stickymonger
Portrait of Today II
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
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47
MADSAKI
Untitled (He-Man and Battle Cat)
Estimate HK$500,000 - 700,000
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48
Jordi Ribes
The Mirror
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$152,400
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49
Taizo Kuroda
Untitled 41 (Cracked Dai-Sara XI)
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
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50
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51
Mogens Lassen
Stool
Estimate HK$12,000 - 18,000
Sold for HK$10,160
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52
Ma Qiusha
You (The Twin Peaks No. 1)
Estimate HK$120,000 - 220,000
Sold for HK$127,000
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53
Arne Jacobsen
Pair of 'Tongue' chairs, model no. 3106
Estimate HK$8,000 - 12,000
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54
Donna Huanca
YMA PIMA
Estimate HK$180,000 - 240,000
Sold for HK$165,100
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55
Zhao Zhao
Sky No. 2
Estimate HK$100,000 - 200,000
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56
Fan Zhen
Four-leaf Clover 4
Estimate HK$100,000 - 200,000
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57
Wu Qian
Blue 2022-26
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
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58No Reserve
Huang Rui
Lake & Water
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000 •
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59
Sam Francis
Untitled
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60
Alberto Pinto
‘Queluz’ cabinet
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$35,560
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61
Sanyu
Horse and Acrobat
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$215,900
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62
Hans J. Wegner
'China' chair
Estimate HK$20,000 - 30,000
Sold for HK$30,480
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63
Zeng Fanzhi
Untitled
Estimate HK$240,000 - 350,000
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64
Yue Minjun
Contemporary Terracotta Warriors No.5
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
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65
Xue Song
Sun Zhongshan
Estimate HK$250,000 - 350,000
Sold for HK$228,600
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66
Zhu Wei
China China
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
Sold for HK$254,000
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67
Yang Fudong
International Hotel No.11
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$177,800
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68
Chow Chun Fai
Le Peintre “This is the art which I am chasing after”
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$82,550
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69
Jing Zhiyong
Conversation
Estimate HK$30,000 - 50,000
Sold for HK$53,340
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70
Franco Albini
Adjustable modular bookshelf or room divider, model no. LB7
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$114,300
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71
Franco Albini
Pair of 'Luisa' armchairs
Estimate HK$25,000 - 35,000
Sold for HK$53,340
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72
Franco Albini
Demountable octagonal table, model no. TL3
Estimate HK$25,000 - 35,000
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73
Franco Albini
Pair of folding chairs
Estimate HK$20,000 - 30,000
Sold for HK$27,940
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74
Franco Albini
Pair of 'Cicognino' side tables, model no. TN6
Estimate HK$25,000 - 35,000
Sold for HK$40,640
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75
Christian Rosa
God Hopes
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
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76
Ole Wanscher
Desk
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$57,150
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77No Reserve
Patrick Alston
Feet of Burnt Brass
Estimate HK$30,000 - 50,000 •
Sold for HK$19,050
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78
Aboudia
Untitled
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
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79
Kudzanai-Violet Hwami
hure ra st. peterson (st. peterson's whore)
Estimate HK$300,000 - 500,000
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80No Reserve
Soimadou Ali Ibrahim
Youthful Innocence
Estimate HK$100,000 - 150,000 •
Sold for HK$12,700
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81
Kojo Marfo
Stranger #12
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$165,100
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82
Edgar Plans
Leccíon de Anatomia (Anatomy Lesson)
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
Sold for HK$304,800
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83
Michael Kagan
Glenn
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
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84
Tania Marmolejo
Should I shouldn't I
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
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85
Madeleine Bialke
Mariners
Estimate HK$30,000 - 50,000
Sold for HK$48,260
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86
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87
Louisa Gagliardi
Pouring
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$101,600
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88
Gao Hang
Just Freaking Dunked on My Girlfriend
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$82,550
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89
Gao Ludi
Mr. M
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
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90
Du Qiurui
Let Them Eat Cakes
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$53,340
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91
Noritoshi Mitsuuchi
Dream Catcher
Estimate HK$60,000 - 90,000
Sold for HK$76,200
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92
Jade Kim
Aqua
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$114,300
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93
Todd Bienvenu
Pillow Fight
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$228,600
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94
Eliot Greenwald
Night Car (begins to vanish)
Estimate HK$60,000 - 80,000
Sold for HK$50,800
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95
Aks Misyuta
Time Waster
Estimate HK$40,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$50,800
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96
Miwa Komatsu
Earth Birthing Qilin
Estimate HK$200,000 - 400,000
Sold for HK$203,200
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97
Morgan Blair
The Five of Us All Somehow, Impossibly, Lock Together in a Tangled Web of Sustained, Boundaryless Eye Contact While Our Heartbeats Synchronize and Our Breath Merges Into One Long Slow, Shared Gasp as We Understand...We Are One. We Each Take a Packet of Ramen, Tear the Wrapper off With Our Teeth and Crush the Bricks in Our Hands, Letting the Pieces Tumble Through Our Fingers Like the Scraps of Time and Space Falling Away Around Us, as If to Say, There but by the Grace of Our All-Encompassing Psychic Connection Go We. Mitchell Solieri and the Easy Rollers are Formed.
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
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98
Jordy Kerwick
Untitled
Estimate HK$200,000 - 300,000
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99
Josh Sperling
Composite (224)
Estimate HK$200,000 - 400,000
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100No Reserve
Elaine Chiu
New Lucky House
Estimate HK$12,000 - 18,000 •
Sold for HK$40,640
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101
Alejandro Cardenas
Untitled
Estimate HK$50,000 - 70,000
Sold for HK$57,150
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102
Javier Calleja
Untitled
Estimate HK$350,000 - 650,000
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103
Mr.
I Am Waiting.
Estimate HK$150,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$139,700
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104
Mr.
All Good Today!
Estimate HK$150,000 - 180,000
Sold for HK$152,400
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105
Roby Dwi Antono
Untitled
Estimate HK$30,000 - 60,000
Sold for HK$38,100
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106
Joan Cornellà
Bootyboop (yellow)
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$165,100
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107
Joyce Pensato
Little Cattitude
Estimate HK$280,000 - 480,000
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108
Jerkface
Homer
Estimate HK$80,000 - 120,000
Sold for HK$101,600
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109
Daniel Arsham
Coconut Grove Plant
Estimate HK$120,000 - 220,000
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110
Takashi Murakami
Jellyfish Eyes × e-ma Flower Stand Happy Rainbow
Estimate HK$150,000 - 250,000
Sold for HK$495,300
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111
Yayoi Kusama
Pumpkin (set of 5)
Estimate HK$180,000 - 280,000
Sold for HK$279,400
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