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F N Souza
(1924 - 2002)




"But for art, man would die of boredom!"

Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. After losing his father at a very young age and being afflicted by a serious bout of small pox, he vowed to go about life his own way. Souza was expelled for participating in the Quit India Movement while studying at the Sir J J School of Art in Mumbai. In 1947, he founded the Progressive Artists' Group along with S H Raza, M F...



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  Lot 40 of 78  

EVENING SALE: MODERN ART
16 SEPTEMBER 2023

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 7,80,000
$9,398

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

F N Souza


a) Untitled
Signed and dated 'Souza 1948' (upper right)
1948
Ink and gouache on paper
8 x 6 in (20.3 x 15.2 cm)

b) Untitled
Signed and dated 'Souza 1942' (upper right)
1942
Pencil on paper
8 x 6 in (20.3 x 15.2 cm)

c) Untitled
Signed and dated 'Souza 1940' (upper right)
1940
Pencil on paper
8 x 6 in (20.3 x 15.2 cm)

(Set of three)

PROVENANCE
Collection of Keren Souza Kohn
Saffronart, Mumbai, 11 September 2013, lot 16 b) 92 b) c)
Acquired from the above

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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