Raha Gallery Collection

Abolghasem Saidi in the Raha Gallery Collection | The Most Colourful Immortal Trees

The trees of Abolghasem Saidi, abundant in colour and light, distinguish his work from that of other nature-oriented painters. He creates an independent poetic world, perhaps rooted in nostalgia, yet overflowing with life—as though no autumn could ever harm it.

Masoud Akhavan Jam’s Maturity in the Raha Gallery Collection

Masoud Akhavan Jam’s Maturity in the Raha Gallery Collection | A Sculpture About “Becoming”.

Taha Behbahani’s Masterpiece in the Raha Gallery Collection

A Masterpiece by Taha Behbahani in the Raha Gallery Collection in the Middle East.

Mohammad Ehsai’s “Eshgh” (Love) in the Raha Gallery Collection A Fusion of Persian Shamsa Motifs, Islamic Geometry, and Mandala-Like Eastern Structures

In this work, Mohammad Ehsai simultaneously evokes Islamic architecture, Persian geometry, Eastern mysticism, and modern abstract art. Love appears as an all-encompassing force, and its rotation in four directions may allude to the four cardinal points of the world, the four elements of nature, the four seasons, or even the omnipresence of love throughout existence.

Sanaz Zolfaghari with a Tribute to the Homeland in the Raha Gallery Middle East Collection / Video

This miniature painting is a distinguished example of a thoughtful synthesis between the tradition of Iranian miniature painting and contemporary sensibilities and interpretations. The work neither remains confined to a mere imitation of the past nor becomes detached from its cultural and identity-based roots; rather, through a redefinition of visual language, meaning, and form, it achieves a narrative that belongs firmly to the present.

Omar El-Nagdi and the Femininity of Civilization in the Raha Gallery Collection

Omar El-Nagdi’s painting La Pharaonne forms a bridge between Pharaonic mythology, contemporary reality, and the shared global concerns of humanity. One of the most compelling ironies in this master painter’s approach is his deliberate choice of the title La Pharaonne—“The Pharaoh’s Lady”—instead of the Pharaoh himself. This choice offers a subtle yet pointed critique of the patriarchal narratives of official history, while foregrounding the fundamental role of women in the continuity of…

Music and Song by Mohammadreza Ebrahimi for Bita Vakili’s Painting Iran, the Endless Poem in the Raha Gallery Collection / Video

Mohammadreza Ebrahimi, the well-known musician, has composed an original piece of music for Iran, the Endless Poem by Bita Vakili, an artwork held in the Raha Gallery Collection. In addition, Ebrahimi has written a song specifically for this painting and has personally performed it.

Faramarz Pilaram and the Sacred Rotation in the Raha Gallery Collection

This painting by the late master Faramarz Pilaram is a rare example of the fusion of script, color, rhythm, texture, and ritual in modern Iranian art. It demonstrates how Pilaram transformed the language of calligraphy into a painterly one—a language neither textual nor purely abstract, but one that preserves Iran’s cultural memory within the framework of modernism.

UAE National Day and Bita Vakili’s Painting in the Raha Gallery Collection

The fusion of the Abu Dhabi mosque (tradition) with the towers (modernity) re-creates a visual discourse of Emirati identity—an identity rising from the earth and reaching toward the sky. Beita Vakili’s painting, housed in the Raha Gallery Middle East Collection, illustrates that today’s UAE is the result of the coexistence of tradition and technology, faith and development, Islamic architecture and global innovation—a nation looking toward the future while never forgetting its roots. Beyond…

Ali Akbar Sadeghi and The Royal Feast in the Raha Gallery Collection

On the occasion of the 88th birthday of Master Ali Akbar Sadeghi, we revisit one of his magnificent triptychs, preserved today in the Raha Gallery Middle East Collection. This dazzling three-panel painting is not merely a banquet scene; it is a distilled vision of Sadeghi’s reflections on humanity, history, and social rituals. In Sadeghi’s world, celebration is always intertwined with a profound question: Is this a feast of being—or a feast of pretending? It is this very duality that…