In the mid-19th century Iran became home to a thriving contemporary art scene, with Tehran being West Asia's most active visual cultural centre. At the forefront of this was Fereydoun Ave (born 1945) – artist, designer, collector and art patron, Ave has devoted the last four decades to celebrating Iranian artists. Since the revolution in 1979 international sanctions on the country have made it difficult for Iranians to travel abroad and for westerners to access Iran, this has rendered a generation of artists underexposed, and invisible from the Western art World's gaze. Bonham's New Day New Wave: Curated by Fereydoun Ave seeks to change that with works of 31 Iranian artists previously unseen on the market. The sale is online and runs from