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Manjit Bawa
(1941 - 2008)

Untitled



"As you grow, you realise the need to minimalise and weed out the unnecessary. Focus becomes all important." - MANJIT BAWA

Inspired by Indian mythology, Sufi philosophy, and Sikh oral traditions, Manjit Bawa favoured figurative painting over abstraction. His paintings are easily identifiable, typically depicting precise, floating characters on flat, vibrant colour backgrounds. Bawa deliberately stayed away from artistic...



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  Lot 33 of 86  

MODERN INDIAN ART
5-6 DECEMBER 2018

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$174,000
Rs 1,20,06,000

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Manjit Bawa
Untitled

Signed and dated 'Manjit Bawa/ 2004' and signed again in Urdu and Punjabi (on the reverse)
2004
Oil on canvas
27.75 x 24.5 in (70.3 x 62.4 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired from Indian Contemporary Gallery, Hong Kong
Property from an Important Private Collection, Hong Kong

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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