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F N Souza
(1924 - 2002)




"But for art, man would die of boredom!"

Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. After losing his father at a very young age and being afflicted by a serious bout of small pox, he vowed to go about life his own way. Souza was expelled for participating in the Quit India Movement while studying at the Sir J J School of Art in Mumbai. In 1947, he founded the Progressive Artists' Group along with S H Raza, M F...



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  Lot 45 of 75  

EVENING SALE | NEW DELHI, LIVE
17 SEPTEMBER 2022

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Winning Bid
Rs 22,80,000
$28,679

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

F N Souza


a) Untitled (Landscape)
Signed and dated 'Souza 58' (upper left)
1958
Pen and ink on paper
10.25 x 14.5 in (26.3 x 37.1 cm)

PROVENANCE
From the Collection of Keren Souza Kohn
Saffronart, Mumbai, 11 September 2013, lot 47
An Important Private Collection, New Delhi

b) Untitled
Signed and dated 'Souza1958' (upper right)
1958
Felt tip pen on paper
10.75 x 15 in (27.5 x 38 cm)

PROVENANCE
Formerly from the Estate of Francis Newton Souza
Christie's, London, 26 May 2016, lot 49 (a)
An Important Private Collection, New Delhi

(Set of two)

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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