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V S Gaitonde
(1924 - 2001)

Untitled



"Everything starts from silence. The silence of the brush. The silence of the canvas... The painter starts by absorbing all these silences." - V S GAITONDE

V S Gaitonde is often regarded as the foremost Abstract Expressionist in the canon of modern Indian art, which is rather paradoxical, as he was of the belief that there was no such thing as abstract art, let alone categorise his works as the same. To Gaitonde, his art was...



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  Lot 27 of 102  

WINTER ONLINE AUCTION
14-15 DECEMBER 2022

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Winning Bid
Rs 36,00,000
$43,902

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

V S Gaitonde
Untitled

Signed in Devnagari and dated '85' (lower right)
1985
Ink on paper pasted on mount board
13.5 x 9.5 in (34.3 x 24.1 cm)

PROVENANCE
Jean and Krishna Riboud Collection, Paris
Christie's, Paris, 7 March 2007, lot 38
Saffronart, New Delhi, 10 September 2015, lot 47
Property from the Collection of Deepika and Amit Khanna

EXHIBITED
Chamatkara: Myth and Magic in Indian Art, organised by Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), Calcutta, at London: Whitleys Art Gallery, 29 October - 15 November 1996

PUBLISHED
Rakhi Sarkar ed., Chamatkara: Myth and Magic in Indian Art, Calcutta: CIMA Enterprise, 1996, p. 79 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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