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Muhammad Zeeshan
(1980)

Untitled



Mohammad Zeeshan’s works grapple with issues of the pervasive but seductive violence in the increasingly militant and corrupt society of Pakistan. His discontent with political and social worldviews post 9/11 universally manifests itself in the theatrical settings and layering of his works.

In his series on rats, for example, the animals are invested with meaning as rodents or scavengers – suggesting the essence of power. Resisting...



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  Lot 128 of 138  

THE TIES THAT BIND: SOUTH ASIAN MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
30 NOVEMBER-1 DECEMBER 2016

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Rs 2,59,488
$3,816

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Muhammad Zeeshan
Untitled

Signed and dated in Urdu (lower right); signed in Urdu and inscribed and dated 'MUHAMMAD ZEESHAN / (2006)' (on the reverse)
2006
Watercolour and pencil on Wasli
10.75 x 12.75 in (27.4 x 32.6 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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