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V S Gaitonde
(1924 - 2001)

Untitled



For virtually his entire career, V S Gaitonde remained somewhat unrecognized and eventually went into self imposed seclusion. His art has, in recent times, generated the kind of interest that he never saw during his lifetime. His uniquely sophisticated artistic sensibility has earned him an indisputable place in the Indian and international modern art world.

Gaitonde(1924 - 2001) is widely regarded as India's foremost abstractionist,...



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  Lot 47 of 75  

EVENING SALE | NEW DELHI, LIVE
10 SEPTEMBER 2015

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 40,80,000
$62,769

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

V S Gaitonde
Untitled

Signed in Devnagari and dated '85' (lower right)
1985
Ink on paper pasted on mount board
13.5 x 9.5 in (34.3 x 24.1 cm)

PROVENANCE
Jean and Krishna Riboud Collection, Paris
Christie's, Paris, 7 March 2007, lot 38
A Distinguished Collector, New Delhi

EXHIBITED
Chamatkara: Myth and Magic in Indian Art, organised by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Calcutta at Whitleys Art Gallery, London, 29 October-15 November 1996

PUBLISHED
Rakhi Sarkar ed., Chamatkara: Myth and Magic in Indian Art, Calcutta: CIMA Enterprise, 1996, p. 79 (illustrated)

Category: Drawing
Style: Abstract


 









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