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Lot 19
Surendran Nair
(1956)

Corollary Mythologies - Self Portrait as an Ostrich Sleeping Whilst its Raining Incessantly



Born in 1956 in Onkkoor, Kerala, Surendran Nair did his BFA (Painting) from College of Fine Arts, Kerala in 1982 and Post Diploma (Printmaking) from M.S.U. Baroda four years later.

The artist, well known internationally, uses a mixture of traditional and contemporary imagery, including cinema posters and political graffiti, in his work. His paintings can be, in turn, mischievous, ironic and quizzical as they inject a gentle...



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  Lot 19 of 135  

SPRING AUCTION 2007
7-8 MARCH 2007

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 30,80,735
$71,645

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Surendran Nair
Corollary Mythologies - Self Portrait as an Ostrich Sleeping Whilst its Raining Incessantly

Signed and dated in English (verso)
1997
Oil on canvas
47.5 x 29.5 in (120.6 x 74.9 cm)

Exhibited and Published: Works of Contemporary Indian Artists at the Visual Art Gallery, Delhi by Palette Art Gallery, Delhi and Gandhara Art Gallery, Kolkata, 2003

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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