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G R Santosh
(1929 - 1997)

Untitled



G R Santosh introduced Tantric art into the vocabulary of Modernism in India. Art critic Ram Chatterji explains, "...his shapes are derived from the male and female anatomy, symbolically arranged in his pictorial structure which is invariably symmetrical. These images, which are bright and clear emerge from the surrounding areas of darkness, the ever unfathomable creative force." (Indian Painting Today - 1981, Bombay: Jehangir Art Gallery...



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  Lot 62 of 69  

EVENING SALE | NEW DELHI, LIVE
20 SEPTEMBER 2018

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 24,00,000
$33,566

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

G R Santosh
Untitled

Signed and dated 'SANTOSH/ 80' and signed in Devnagari (on the reverse)
1980
Oil on canvas
59.75 x 49.5 in (151.7 x 125.8 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist's family

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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