Charles Hossein Zenderoudi

Charles Hossein Zenderoudi (; born 11 March 1937) is an Iranian painter, calligrapher and sculptor, known as a pioneer of Iranian modern art and as one of the earliest artists to incorporate Persian calligraphy elements into his artwork. He is a pioneer of the Saqqakhaneh School of Art, a genre of neo-traditional modern art founded in Iran that is rooted in the history of Persian coffee-house paintings and Persian Shia visual elements. He lives in Paris and New York.

Zenderoudi attended the Tehran College of Decorative Arts in the 1950s to study painting and calligraphy under the mentorship of Parviz Tanavoli and Marcos Grigorian. He influenced generations of artists internationally.

After winning an award at the 2nd annual Tehran Painting Biennial in 1960, he moved in 1961 to Paris, France, and later became a French national.

Work

Collections Hossein Zenderoudi's artwork held in permanent museum collections: K+L+32+H+4. Mon père et moi (My Father and I) (1962), mixed-media on board, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, New York Miuz Skfe (1971), oil on canvas, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris. France The Hand (1960-1961), mixed-media collage, Grey Art Gallery at New York University (NYU), New York City, New York Yee-Kga-Bas, painting on canvas, musée Bertrand, Châteauroux, France. Who is this Hossein the world is crazy about? (1958), linocut print on linen, British Museum, London, United Kingdom, acquired by the museum in 2011

Awards 1958 – Prize at the Paris Biennial 1959 – Award of the Iran-America Society, Tehran 1961 – Laureate of the Paris Biennial, France 1962 – Laureate of the Venice Biennale, Italy