Mennour takes on Manoucher Yektai Estate
Mennour now represents the Estate of Manoucher Yektai (1921–2019), in partnership with Karma. Born in Tehran in 1921, Yektai was a painter and poet who fused Persian heritage with postwar American modernism. He left Iran in the mid-1940s, studied under Amédée Ozenfant and at the Art Students League in New York, then at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Returning to New York in 1947, he joined the Abstract Expressionist milieu. Milton Avery connected him to Grace Borgenicht Gallery, where he had solo shows in the early 1950s. Leo Castelli introduced him to the Eighth Street Club.
Key facts
- Mennour represents the Manoucher Yektai Estate in collaboration with Karma.
- Yektai was born in Tehran in 1921 and died in 2019.
- He studied with Amédée Ozenfant and at the Art Students League.
- He also studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
- He returned to New York in 1947 during Abstract Expressionism's rise.
- Milton Avery introduced him to Grace Borgenicht Gallery.
- He held solo exhibitions at Grace Borgenicht Gallery in the early 1950s.
- Leo Castelli introduced him to the Eighth Street Club.
Entities
Artists
- Manoucher Yektai
- Milton Avery
- Leo Castelli
- Amédée Ozenfant
Institutions
- Mennour
- Karma
- Grace Borgenicht Gallery
- Art Students League
- École des Beaux-Arts
- Eighth Street Club
Locations
- Tehran
- Iran
- New York
- Paris