Charles Hossein Zenderoudi

Training under Shokouh Riazi is recorded. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are abstract and religious. Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Work by Charles Hossein Zenderoudi is recorded in the collections of Museum of Modern Art, National Museum of World Cultures and Musée d'art moderne de Paris.

• Name — Hossein Zenderoudi • Born — 11 March 1937 • Birthplace — Tehran, Imperial State of Iran • Other Names — Hoseyn Zenderoudi, Charles Hossein Zenderoudi • Education — University of Tehran • Known for — Painting, drawing, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics, tapestry • Movement — Saqqakhaneh movement • Relatives — Barbara Pravi (granddaughter)

Hossein Zenderoudi was born in Tehran, Iran, 11 on March 1937. 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 was active in the arts community in Iran, through his membership of art groups between 1958 and 1960, alongside Parviz Tanavoli, he became one of the key figures of the Saqqakhaneh School of Art, which explored the use of Persian Shia popular visual elements and calligraphy in art. 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. Zenderoudi’s granddaughter is the French singer-songwriter, Barbara Pravi, who represented France at the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, finishing 2nd place.

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