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F N Souza
(1924 - 2002)

Crucifixion



"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 30 of 70  

MODERN EVENING SALE | MUMBAI, LIVE
12 FEBRUARY 2015

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Winning Bid
Rs 36,00,000
$59,016

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

F N Souza
Crucifixion

Signed and dated in English (upper left) and inscribed and dated in English (verso)
1975
Oil on canvas
32.5 x 25.5 in (82.6 x 64.8 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, Mumbai
Property of a Distinguished Lawyer, Mumbai

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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