Mohammad Farahani (1937 – 2012), also known as ''Mohammad Darvish'', was one of the most prominent second generation Iranian Coffeehouse painters. When he was thirteen years old, he met
Hossein Qollar-Aqasi
Hossein Qollar-Aghasi (1902–1966) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian painter. He was born in Tehran, Iran and was the son of Ali-Reza Qollar-Aghasi, a designer of tile-work patterns. He acquired rudimentary skills of traditional painting in his fat ...
, one of the founding fathers of the genre, at a coffeehouse in Tehran (''Qahveh-khaneh Mehdi Siah'') while accompanying his wandering dervish uncle. Realizing the young boy's talent,
Hossein Qollar-Aqasi
Hossein Qollar-Aghasi (1902–1966) was an Iranian peoples, Iranian painter. He was born in Tehran, Iran and was the son of Ali-Reza Qollar-Aghasi, a designer of tile-work patterns. He acquired rudimentary skills of traditional painting in his fat ...
took him under his mentorship. Farahani produced oil paintings and églomisé works depicting scenes from the
Shahnameh,
The Battle of Karbala
The Battle of Karbala ( ar, مَعْرَكَة كَرْبَلَاء) was fought on 10 October 680 (10 Muharram in the year 61 Hijri year, AH of the Islamic calendar) between the army of the second Umayyad Caliphate, Umayyad Caliph Yazid I a ...
, among others.
He was the mentor of contemporary artist
Ala Ebtekar
His works are in the permanent collection of such institutions as the
Reza Abbasi Museum in Tehran and the Iranian Cultural Heritage Museum.
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