Lot 24
 
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Untitled
Signed in Devnagari and dated '1999' (lower right)
1999
Acrylic on paper
22 x 27.25 in (55.9 x 69.6 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, South India


Gond art from Madhya Pradesh is easily identified by its bright colours, fantastical creatures and exuberant plant forms. It is a combination of music, genealogy and mythology. Gond art blurs the boundaries between man, nature and the divine. The sacred inhabits all forms of life and is manifested in art. The main deity of the Gond community is Bada Dev (Great Lord) around whom many mythologies and much folklore is built. He animates flora and fauna and interacts with members of the community in various ways. The Mahua tree and the Saja tree are also important elements in Gond art, always inhabited by animals, birds and human forms.




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  Lot 24 of 68  

LIVING TRADITIONS: FOLK AND TRIBAL ART
19-20 APRIL 2017

Estimate
Rs 2,00,000 - 3,00,000
$3,125 - 4,690

Winning Bid
Rs 2,59,200
$4,050
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)










 



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