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Satish Gujral
(1925 - 2020)

Untitled



A versatile and consummate draughtsman, painter, sculptor, architect and writer, Satish Gujral's artistic career has spanned more than six decades and several mediums and genres. The present lot is a result of his experiments with burnt wood-a medium he grew fascinated with after seeing the multi-hued embers emerge from a burning log of wood. Intrigued by the possibilities of sooty wood, he created sculptural forms with this material-often...



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  Lot 51 of 69  

EVENING SALE | NEW DELHI, LIVE
20 SEPTEMBER 2018

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Winning Bid
Rs 45,60,000
$63,776

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Satish Gujral
Untitled

Signed in Devnagari and dated '98' (lower left)
1998
Oil on burnt wood, leather, cowrie shells and ceramic beads on plyboard
Height: 44 in (112 cm)
Width: 36.25 in (92.2 cm)
Depth: 5.75 in (14.5 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist
Collection of a Gentleman, New Delhi
Acquired from the above

Category: Relief Sculpture
Style: Abstract


 









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