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Krishen Khanna
(1925)

Drowning Girl



The present lot comes from a series of works created by Krishen Khanna which were inspired by a poem by Bertolt Brecht that describes a girl's slow descent into the sea. Painted mostly over the 1970s, these works reflect the power exercised by poetry on his artistic practice. "At one time I was very mindful of keeping painting within its own realm of plastic reality... but my Passion for poetry would not allow such purity. Literary images and...



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  Lot 14 of 102  

WINTER ONLINE AUCTION
14-15 DECEMBER 2022

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 26,40,000
$32,195

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Krishen Khanna
Drowning Girl

Signed 'KKhanna' (lower right)
Oil on canvas
23.5 x 52.5 in (59.5 x 133.4 cm)

PROVENANCE
Property from an Important Private Collection, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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