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Riyas Komu
(1971)

Untitled



Riyas Komu’s disquieting portraits draw heavily from the artist’s upbringing and student-activism in Marxist Kerala. The present lot, an early version of the series of six large canvases titled Designated March of a Petro-Angel (or Desert March) which were displayed at the 52nd Venice Beinnale in 2007, features an Iranian actress as its larger than life subject.

Focusing the viewer’s attention on present day colonialism and its...



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  Lot 34 of 95  

AUTUMN AUCTION 2009
9-10 SEPTEMBER 2009

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$10,523
Rs 5,05,080

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Riyas Komu
Untitled

Signed and dated in English (verso)
2006
Oil on canvas
36 x 36 in (91.4 x 91.4 cm)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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