This is an original masterpiece by the renowned Iranian painter Parviz Kalantari (1931-2016) depicting part of a small oasis in Kirman with a wind-catcher (baad-gir)and entrance to the cistern (aab anbar). Acrylic over hay and clay on canvas. Approximately 20"w x 16"h = 51 x 41cm. Dated 1374 Shamsi = 1995 a.d. Notes: 'As hard as i tried, i could not feel any emotional link to the Swiss landscape they asked me to paint. All that beautiful landscape was just a colour postcard to me. The truth is, i can only paint the earthy landscapes of this land which is my own. I'm in love with this earth, this dust which i got to know on my trips to the desert'. (Parviz Kalantari quoted in 2008).