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Manjit Bawa
(1941 - 2008)

Untitled (Lion and Goat)



"There has to be a certain freshness and newness in one's art, otherwise it's pointless to pursue it. To be different means doing something you have never done before."

Born in a small Punjabi town of Dhuri in 1941, Manjit Bawa wasn't exactly encouraged to be an artist. "My mother would try to dissuade me, saying art was not a means of livelihood. But my spiritual leanings dispelled my fears. I had no qualms. I believed God would...



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  Lot 93 of 130  

SPRING ONLINE AUCTION
13-14 MARCH 2024

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Winning Bid
Rs 9,60,000
$11,707

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Manjit Bawa
Untitled (Lion and Goat)

Signed and dated 'Manjit Bawa 98' (lower right); bearing Grosvenor Gallery label (on the backing board, on the reverse)
1998
Pen and ink on paper
13.75 x 20.75 in (35 x 52.5 cm)

PROVENANCE
Christie's, London, 10 June 2015, lot 48
Private Collection, New Delhi

EXHIBITED
South Asian Modern Art 2022, London: Grosvenor Gallery, 7 June - 1 July 2022

PUBLISHED
South Asian Modern Art 2022, London: Grosvenor Gallery, 2022 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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