BROWSE THIS AUCTION
Lot 46
 
Quick Zoom
F N Souza
(1924 - 2002)

Head



In the post-war climate of London, artists like Francis Bacon used their art to reflect the brutal reality of a society still reverberating from the war. Souza-whom critics have often likened to Bacon and who was himself reeling from the political atmosphere of a newly independent India-experienced a similar disillusionment in London when he painted the present lot in 1953. Souza's subjects during this time were the savagely distorted heads of...



Read More
Artist Profile
Other works of this artist in: this auction  |  entire site



  Lot 46 of 121  

FROM CLASSICAL TO CONTEMPORARY
6-7 DECEMBER 2017

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 77,76,000
$121,500

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

F N Souza
Head

Signed and dated 'Souza 1953' (centre left); inscribed and dated 'F.N. SOUZA/ Head/ 1953' (on the reverse)
1953
Oil on board
22.25 x 16 in (56.8 x 40.9 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist, New York
Private Collection, Mumbai
Saffronart, 10 September 2015, lot 35

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









Need help? Please check our guides on How to Bid. Auction Tips and FAQs.
Email [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Tel: +91 22 6855 4100 (Mumbai); +1 212 627 5006 (USA); +44(0) 20 7409 7974(UK); +91 11 2436 9415 (New Delhi)