12 Facts About Abolhassan Sadighi

Abolhassan Sadighi was an Iranian sculptor and painter and was known as Ostad Sadighi.

Abolhassan Sadighi was born in the Oudlajan neighbourhood of Tehran on 5 October 1894.

Abolhassan Sadighi's father, Mirza Bagher Khan Sadigoddoleh, was from the residents of Nur, Mazandaran; his mother, Malakeh Khanum, was a Qajar princess, known as "Shajan".

Abolhassan Sadighi's family had moved to Tehran years before the birth of Sadighi and settled in Oudlajan, which was, at the time, one of the high-class neighbourhoods of the capital.

When he was seven, Sadighi went to Agdasiyyeh school, one of the new schools and was founded by Saeed-ol-Olama Larijani.

Abolhassan Sadighi began making Venus de Milo's statue after seeing a picture of it and finally it was finally completed on 1925.

Abolhassan Sadighi traveled across some European countries for some time and continued learning and gaining experience in sculpture and stone-cutting under Angealberr at Paris National Fine Arts High School for four years.

Abolhassan Sadighi, who was in Europe during the interwar period, spent most of his time painting.

Abolhassan Sadighi returned to Iran after a while and spent his last years in silence and isolation.

Abolhassan Sadighi died on 11 December 1995 at 101 years of age and was buried at the artists section of Behesht-e Zahra.

Abolhassan Sadighi has left remarkable works in painting and his portrayals of celebrities of classic Persian literature have made their reputations permanent.

In January 1949, a profile of that full-face portrait was painted by Abolhassan Sadighi and was used in stamps, medals and other things.