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G R Santosh
(1929 - 1997)

Untitled



Ghulam Rasool Santosh was a pioneer of neo-Tantric art. Works such as the present lot "... were neither totally abstract nor non-representational. They were imbued with specific symbolic connotations and fused with the mysterious juxtaposition of celestial geometric forms, and complex mystical colours inspired by a personal symbolic vision." (Pran Nath Mago, Contemporary Art in India: A Perspective, New Delhi: National Book Trust India,...



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  Lot 72 of 78  

EVENING SALE | MUMBAI, LIVE
16 FEBRUARY 2017

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Winning Bid
Rs 26,40,000
$40,000

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

G R Santosh
Untitled

Signed in Devnagari (on the reverse); dated and inscribed '85 / SANTOSH / GARHI STUDIO' (on the reverse)
1985
Acrylic and graphite on canvas
53 x 39 in (134.6 x 99.1 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Acquired from the artist's family, New Delhi
Private Collection, Mumbai
Private Collection, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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