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Krishen Khanna
(1925)

Untitled (Bird in Hand)



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 21 of 122  

ART RISES FOR INDIA: A COVID-19 RELIEF FUNDRAISER AUCTION BY THE INDIAN ART COMMUNITY
19-20 MAY 2021

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Winning Bid
Rs 1,39,260
$1,934

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Krishen Khanna
Untitled (Bird in Hand)

Inscribed, dated and signed '2/9/ 06/ K Khanna' (on the wrist)
2006
Bronze
Height: 4 in (10 cm)
Width: 11.5 in (29.5 cm)
Depth: 10.75 in (27.5 cm)

Second from a limited edition of nine

CONDITION
The work is overall in good condition

This work has been anonymously donated

EXHIBITED
Krishen Khanna: A Retrospective, presented by Saffronart at New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, 22 January - 6 February 2010 (another from the edition)

Category: Sculpture
Style: Figurative


 








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