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A A Raiba
(1922 - 2016)
Untitled (Crucifixion)



A A Raiba was born in 1922 in Bombay, and enrolled at the Sir J J School of Arts in 1942, studying miniature painting techniques. On the advice of Langhammer, Raiba went to Kashmir between 1957 and 1959, and the valley "informed a substantial part of Raiba's art practice. He drew frequent allusions to humans, animals and folk motifs that he witnessed in the temples of Jammu and Himachal Pradesh. This was the period when he shifted his focus on...



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  Lot 26 of 78  

EVENING SALE | MUMBAI, LIVE
16 FEBRUARY 2017
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Winning Bid
Rs 15,60,000
$23,636
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

A A Raiba
 Untitled (Crucifixion)

 Signed and dated 'Raiba 64' (lower right)
1964
Oil on canvas pasted on plywood
59 x 24 in (149.9 x 61 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi

EXHIBITED:
Indian Divine: Gods and Goddesses in 19th and 20th Century, New Delhi: DAG Modern, 10 October - 30 November 2014

PUBLISHED:
Kishore Singh ed., Indian Divine: Gods and Goddesses in 19th and 20th Century, New Delhi: Delhi Art Gallery, 2014 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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