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Lot 21
S H Raza
(1922 - 2016)

La Source



La Source encapsulates the point of transition in Raza`s art. In this work, we are witness to Raza`s gradual shift towards an abstract aesthetic as a means of exploring the fundamental nature of reality. Unlike his landscapes from the 1940s and 1950s, this painting is no longer anchored to the representation of a particular terrain. While, the painting`s swirling, thick brushstrokes of paint invests the rendition with a...

La Source encapsulates the point of transition in Raza`s art. In this work, we are witness to Raza`s gradual shift towards an abstract aesthetic as a means of exploring the fundamental nature of reality. Unlike his landscapes from the 1940s and 1950s, this painting is no longer anchored to the representation of a particular terrain. While, the painting`s swirling, thick brushstrokes of paint invests the rendition with a structural coherence that seems to suggest the contours of a natural scene or a cityscape, the title of the piece already gestures towards the metaphysical quest that was to become central to Raza`s art.

"With the intersection of black and white; and with energy, colors come up. The most important color is black. The encounter is with light; and tremendous activity can develop out of this encounter." (p. 126, S.H. Raza, "Bindu: The Point", Bindu: Space and Time in Raza`s Vision, Media Transasia Ltd, 1997) In La Source the enmeshing of contrasting colors simulate the tense flow of energy, setting the stage for Raza`s use of the Bindu from the 1970s as an abstract symbol of the primordial source of life.



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  Lot 21 of 115  

AUCTION 2004 (MAY)
4-6 MAY 2004

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 9,67,489
$22,500

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

S H Raza
La Source

Signed and dated in English (lower right)
1960
Acrylic on canvas
29 x 19 in (73.7 x 48.3 cm)

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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