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George Keyt
(1901 - 1992)

Untitled (Girl with Ball)



“The lyric painting of George Keyt is sensuous Indian poetry brought to canvas. Like earlier Indian painters of Rajasthan and the Punjab Hills, and M. F. Husain after him, Keyt takes as his primary theme woman as the focus of man’s concern. He paints her in flat planes, with bounding lines and rich warmth of color. His idiom occasionally carries in it a hint of Picasso but is, once again, in direct line with the traditional styles of ...



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  Lot 14 of 40  

SPRING LIVE AUCTION: SOUTH ASIAN MODERN ART
16 MARCH 2023

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 33,60,000
$40,976

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

George Keyt
Untitled (Girl with Ball)

Signed and dated 'G Keyt/ 67' (upper centre)
1967
Oil on canvas
33 x 20 in (84 x 51 cm)

PROVENANCE
Sotheby's, New York, 1 April 2005, lot 142
Private Collection, Maharashtra

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 








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