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V S Gaitonde
(1924 - 2001)

Untitled



It was in the early 1960s, when Gaitonde was working out of a small studio at the Bhulabhai Desai Memorial Institute in Mumbai, that he began his experiments with the layering of pigment and manipulation of light and texture to create a series of what he termed, not abstract, but 'non-objective' paintings. Influenced by Zen philosophy and the principles of minimalism, Gaitonde's works on paper and canvas from this period pulsate with an innate...



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  Lot 6 of 80  

SPRING ART AUCTION
28-29 MARCH 2012

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 23,07,000
$47,082

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

V S Gaitonde
Untitled

Signed and dated in Devnagari (centre right)
1962
Watercolour and ink on paper
21 x 28.5 in (53.3 x 72.4 cm)

PROVENANCE:
From a Distinguished Private Collection, India

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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