Sunday, October 30, 2022

Manoucher Yektai (1921–2019)

 

POSITANO LANDSCAPE #3, 1958 
oil on canvas 99 x 99 cm. | 39¼ x 39¼ in.

Manoucher Yektai (December 22, 1921 – November 19, 2019) was an Iranian-American artist associated with New York School art movement. Born in Tehran, Iran, Yektai dropped out of Tehran University without obtaining a degree. Between 1945 and 1947, he studied with Amédée Ozenfant in Paris, and later in New York City. From 1946 to 1947, he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts and at the atelier of André Lhote. From 1947 to 1948, he studied at the Art Students League of New York.

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