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F N Souza
(1924 - 2002)

The Secret



"But for art, man would die of boredom!"

Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. After losing his father at a very young age and being afflicted by a serious bout of small pox, he vowed to go about life his own way. Souza was expelled for participating in the Quit India Movement while studying at the Sir J J School of Art in Mumbai. In 1947, he founded the Progressive Artists' Group along with S H Raza, M F...



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  Lot 84 of 160  

SPRING ONLINE AUCTION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART AND ANTIQUITIES
6-7 APRIL 2022

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Winning Bid
Rs 37,50,300
$50,004

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

F N Souza
The Secret

Signed and dated 'Souza 1984' (upper left); inscribed and dated 'F.N.SOUZA/ THE SECRET/ 1984' (on the reverse)
1984
Acrylic and oil finish on board
23.5 x 35.5 in (59.5 x 90.3 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired from Galerie Muller & Plate, Germany
Private Collection, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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