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F N Souza
(1924 - 2002)

A Set of Four



"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 64 of 85  

F N SOUZA: A LIFE IN LINE | MUMBAI, LIVE
10 DECEMBER 2015

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Winning Bid
Rs 6,00,000
$9,091

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ARTWORK DETAILS

F N Souza
A Set of Four

a)
Signed and dated 'Souza 1949' (upper left)
Graphite on paper pasted on board
11 x 8.5 in (28 x 21.5 cm)

b)
Signed and dated 'Souza 57' (lower left)
Ink on paper
7.75 x 4.75 in (19.6 x 12 cm)

c)
Signed and dated 'Souza 62' (upper left)
Marker on paper
10.5 x 5.75 in (26.7 x 14.6 cm)

d)
Signed and dated 'Souza 69' (upper right), inscribed 'You'll never know' (lower left) and dated again 1969 (lower right)
Chemical alterations on magazine paper pasted on paper
11.25 x 8 in (28.5 x 20.3 cm)
PUBLISHED:
Vinod Bhardwaj ed., Francis Newton Souza: Dhoomimal Gallery Collection New Delhi: Dhoomimal Gallery,2009, p. 152 (illustrated)

Category: Drawing
Style: Figurative


 









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