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F N Souza
(1924 - 2002)

Untitled (Pope)



"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 58 of 100  

SUMMER ONLINE AUCTION
18-19 JUNE 2014

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$20,100
Rs 11,85,900

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ARTWORK DETAILS

F N Souza
Untitled (Pope)

Signed and dated in English (upper right)
1955
Ink on paper
15.5 x 9.5 in (39.4 x 24.1 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Formerly in The Collection of the Francis Newton Souza Estate

EXHIBITED:
F.N. Souza:Religion and Erotica, Tate Britain, London, 2005-2006

PUBLISHED:
F.N. Souza: Religion and Erotica - Early Religious and Erotic Drawings from the Estate of F.N. Souza, ed: Francesca Souza, London, 2005

Category: Drawing
Style: Figurative


 









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