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Anjolie Ela Menon
(1940)

Prophet for the New Millennium



One of India`s most celebrated women artists, Anjolie Ela Menon`s oeuvre is large and diverse. However, the present lot, an almost monochromatic painting that quietly indicates the artist`s hopes for the future, points out a subject that has remained with Menon throughout her long career – the enigmatic, introspective figure. Inspired by Tanjore paintings and orthodox icons from Russia, this oil and gold leaf on board reveals the artist`s desire...



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  Lot 19 of 130  

SUMMER AUCTION 2007
6-7 JUNE 2007

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$54,625
Rs 21,85,000

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Anjolie Ela Menon
Prophet for the New Millennium

Signed in English (upper right)
Circa 2000
Oil and gold leaf on masonite
47.75 x 23.5 in (121.3 x 59.7 cm)

Exhibited and Published:
Anjolie Ela Menon - Gods & Others, Apparao Galleries, New York, 2000

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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