NURI IYEM, 1915-2005, Turkish
UNTITLED, c. 1970
Oil on canvas,
80 by 120 cm.; 31½ by 47¼ in.
Private collection
"The trio portraits are a theme meticulously guarded and cherished by Iyem within his oeuvre. The three graces of mythology who transform the judgement of Paris to the screams of Troy roam through the paintings of Botticelli and Rubens to reach the modern day while for Iyem, these female portraits also represent the wholesomeness of the Anatolian woman condensed into a representation of three figures, as if to imbue these graces with a certain irony. The women depicted in duos, trios or in more crowded compositions would be looking at different directions adding another level of depth to a two dimensional canvas, while brimming with further meaning and affluence." Kiymet Giray, Nuri Iyem, Istanbul 1998, p. 157
Sold for 32,500 GBP on March 2020
NURI IYEM, 1915-2005, Turkish
ÜÇ ELTILER (THREE SISTERS-IN-LAW), c. 1960s-1970s.
Oil on hardboard, in artist's frame
61.5 by 41.5cm.; 24¼ by 16¼in.
Private collection
Sold for 10,000 GBP on October 2019
Three Beauties, c. 1970's
Oil on canvas
20x80
Private collection
Anatolian women, who are the main characters of many of Nuri İyem's paintings, always have a sadness in their eyes. The eyes of the Anatolian woman in her works resemble the eyes of the artist's elder sister, whom she lost at an early age. More on this painting
Üç Güzeller / Three Graces, c. 1970's
Oil on board
61.5x42
Private collection
Portrait, c. 1976
Oil on canvas
34x42
Private collection
Three Beauties, c. 1979
Oil on canvas
50x50
Private collection
He observes the Anatolian people, their internal processes, migration from the village to the city, shantytown life, fishermen, and perceives Anatolia as a 'woman'. For this reason, emotions are presented to us in a naive way in the paintings he produces. The most striking feature in the portraits of women is the mastery of the reality of society. More on Nuri Iyem
Figürlü peyzaj - Köylü kadınl/ Figured landscape - Peasant women, c. 1976
Oil on canvas
180x100
Private collection
The artist, who walked on the path of emotional realism in his early years, made extensive and successful researches in cubism and abstract geometric fields. The artist, who produces satisfying works in the figurative field with his unique style and personality, is one of the strongest painters of his generation.
Three Beauties, c. 1975
Oil on canvas
151x100
Private collection
Three women portrait
Oil on canvas
200x100
Private collection
Three Beauties, c. 1976
Oil on canvas
45x36
Private collection
Three Beauties in the Suburbs, c. 1960
Oil on chipboard
30x30,
Private collection
NURI IYEM, 1915-2005, Turkish
Gelincik Abla'nın Sığırcıkları/ Weasel Sister's Starlings, c. 1999
Oil on duralite
72 x 56 cm
Private collection
Sold for 740.000 TL on 05.2023
Nuri İyem, (1915 - d. 18 June 2005 ) was a leading figure in the Turkish painting and social-realistic art movement.
Nuri İyem was born in Istanbul in 1915. During his childhood he used to paint walls with charcoal. Because of his father's job as a health official, İyem spent his childhood in various cities of Anatolia. After finishing primary school in Mardin, he returned back to Istanbul to attend secondary school and he studied at Vefa and Pertevniyal Highschools.
His passion to be a painter was forcing his dreams through the coasts of Fındıklı where the Fine Arts Academy stood. . Those dreams would be concluded with his enrollment at the Academy in spite of his parents' desire to see their child as a doctor.
Nuri İyem was one of the most important living masters of Turkish painting. He has produced, exhibited, written and discussed art without a break, in spite of all the difficulties to exist as an artist during the social and cultural course of the Republic period. Nuri has crowned his life with many precious art works and his own story is not just an autobiographical representation of an artist, but also an expression of real struggle and honour. More on Nuri İyem
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