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Sakti Burman
(1935)

Untitled (Nude)



Born in Kolkata in 1935, Sakti Burman studied at the Government College of Arts and Crafts, Kolkata, and later at the École Nationale des Beaux Arts in Paris. Burman uses pointillism and a marbling technique achieved by blending oils with acrylics to create fresco-like works on paper and canvas. Burman’s paintings often evoke a surrealist feel, referencing multiplicities of time and place. His art drew extensively from Hindu and European...



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  Lot 57 of 102  

WINTER ONLINE AUCTION
14-15 DECEMBER 2022

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Sakti Burman
Untitled (Nude)

Signed 'SAKTi BURMAN' (lower right)
Oil on canvas
36 x 28.5 in (91.4 x 72.4 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist, Paris
Private Collection, New Delhi

EXHIBITED
The Naked and The Nude: The Body In Indian Modern Art, Mumbai: DAG Modern, 7 October - 10 December 2016

PUBLISHED
Kishore Singh ed., The Naked and The Nude: The Body in Indian Modern Art (Edition Two), New Delhi: DAG Modern, 2015, p. 72 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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