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Krishen Khanna
(1925)

The Scribe (Imaginary Portrait of My Grandfather - Lala Kidarnath Khanna)



Born in 1925 in what is now Faislabad in Pakistan, Krishen Khanna grew up in Lahore, only studying art after he graduated from college at evening classes held at the Mayo School of Art there. In 1947, Khanna’s family moved to Shimla as a result of the Partition of India and Pakistan, and Khanna was deeply affected by not only the change in his personal life, but also the socio-political chaos that reigned around him. His early works are...



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  Lot 15 of 160  

AUCTION DEC 06
6-7 DECEMBER 2006

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$83,050
Rs 35,71,150

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Krishen Khanna
The Scribe (Imaginary Portrait of My Grandfather - Lala Kidarnath Khanna)

Signed and dated in English (lower left and verso)
1996
Oil on canvas
50 x 33.5 in (127 x 85.1 cm)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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