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Krishen Khanna
(1925)

Blind King



Born in 1925 in what is now Faislabad in Pakistan, Krishen Khanna grew up in Lahore, only studying art after he graduated from college at evening classes held at the Mayo School of Art there. In 1947, Khanna’s family moved to Shimla as a result of the Partition of India and Pakistan, and Khanna was deeply affected by not only the change in his personal life, but also the socio-political chaos that reigned around him. His early works are...



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  Lot 102 of 140  

WINTER ONLINE AUCTION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART AND COLLECTIBLES
9-10 DECEMBER 2020

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 7,24,620
$9,926

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Krishen Khanna
Blind King

Signed, inscribed and dated 'KKhanna/ 1/9/ 06' (on the reverse)
2006
Bronze
Height: 34 in (82.6 cm)
Width: 22 in (54.6 cm)
Depth: 16.75 in (43.2 cm)

First from a limited edition of nine

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist

EXHIBITED
Krishen Khanna, presented by Saffronart in association with Osborne Samuel and Berkeley Square Gallery at London: The Royal Academy of Arts, 19 - 24 March 2007 (another from the edition)

Category: Sculpture
Style: Figurative


 









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