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G R Iranna
(1970)

The Retired King



In his recent work, G. R. Iranna has turned to explore contemporary crises of identity and their effects, both positive and negative, on the human psyche. The cast of his large scale, theatrical works has thus come to include ‘the Retired King’. These new stock figures are “trapped between past and future, power and the loss of power. These are tragic inheritors of lost empires, deceived by cunning mapmakers and their own inability to...



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  Lot 90 of 140  

SPRING AUCTION 2008
12-13 MARCH 2008

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$75,325
Rs 28,62,350

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ARTWORK DETAILS

G R Iranna
The Retired King

Signed and dated in English (lower right)
2006
Acrylic on tarpaulin
51.5 x 132 in (130.8 x 335.3 cm)

EXHIBITED:Recent works by G.R. Iranna, Berkeley Square Gallery and Saffronart Online, London, 2007

PUBLISHED:
The Dancer on the Horse: Reflections on the Art of Iranna GR, Ranjit Hoskote, Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad, 2007

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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