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F N Souza
(1924 - 2002)

A Set of Three



"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 83 of 85  

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

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ARTWORK DETAILS

F N Souza
A Set of Three

a)
Signed and dated 'Souza 52' ( upper right)
Pen and ink on paper
9.75 x 7.75 in (24.7 x 19.6 cm)
PUBLISHED:
Edwin Mullins .,Souza, London: Anthony Blond Ltd., 1962, p. 22 (illustrated)
PROVENANCE:
Formerly in the Anne and Edwin Mullins Collection


b)
Signed and dated 'Souza 57' (upper right)
Pen and ink on paper
9.75 x 8 in (24.7 x 20.3 cm)
c)
Signed and dated 'Souza 1984' (upper left of upper sheet) and inscribed 'Couple from the "heaven band" of a temple at Puri, Orissa C.12th century, Reproduction from The Art of Tantra by Philip Rawson (1973)' (on lower sheet)
Upper sheet: Marker on acrylic sheet
Lower sheet: Photograph on paper
Upper sheet : 13.75 x 10.75 in (34.9 x 27.3 cm)
Lower sheet: 9.75 x 7.25 in (24.7 x 18.4 cm)
Edition Info:
This work consists of two individual sheets

Category: Drawing
Style: Figurative


 









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