Hossein Behzad

Hossein Behzad
Hossein Behzad
حسین بهزاد
	Behzad in 1958
Born	1894; Shiraz, Iran
Died	13 October 1968 (aged 73–74); Iran
Known for	Painter

Hossein Behzad (1894 – 13 October 1968; Persian: حسین بهزاد) was a prominent Iranian painter. His early work was in the styles of the old masters of Persian painting of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, hoping to save Persian miniature painting from oblivion.^[1]

^ "Hossein Behzad (Iranian, 1894-1964) Dreaming of the Beloved". Christie's. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

[:0-1] "Hossein Behzad (Iranian, 1894-1964) Dreaming of the Beloved". Christie's. Retrieved 13 May 2016.

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