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Lot 151
Rameshwar Broota
(1941)

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This work is created by a process unique to Broota: that of painting the canvas in tones of black, and then scratching the paint with a blade to reveal his forms. Says Broota, "after a lot of experimenting, I started working on the `Man` series…man through the ages…their struggle for survival, limitations and brief moments of glory". In his paintings, the male figure becomes the site for conflict and its resolution, the form playing out its...



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  Lot 151 of 223  

AUCTION 2002 (MAY)
13-16 MAY 2002

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 7,44,000
$15,500




ARTWORK DETAILS

Rameshwar Broota
Captive

Captive

Oil on canvas
31 x 46 in.(79 x 117 cm.) each

$10,500 - 12,500
Rs.500,000 - 600,000
Oil on canvas
31 x 46 in (78.7 x 116.8 cm)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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