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Raghu Rai
(1942)

Nariman Point, Mumbai




Capturing the depth of human emotions has always be the strong point of leading photographer Raghu Rai’s work. His panoramic, wide-angle shots capture complex emotion in frozen instants, portraying moments of deep thought. This intensity is perhaps, most apparent in Rai’s images that depict the fallout of the Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984. In a heart wrenching series of photographs, Rai arrests the chaos and paranoia of the situation as it...



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  Lot 8 of 110  

24-HOUR ONLINE ABSOLUTE AUCTION: EDITIONS
25-26 JULY 2012

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Rs 1,84,680
$3,420

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Raghu Rai
Nariman Point, Mumbai

Signed in English (lower right) and dated in English (lower left)
2006
Pigment ink on textured fine art archival paper
18.5 x 26.5 in (47 x 67.3 cm)

Fourth from a limited edition of ten

EXHIBITED AND PUBLISHED:
Earthscapes, Bodhi Art, Singapore, 2006 (another from the edition)
PUBLISHED:
Bombay Mumbai: Where Dreams Don't Die; Vir Sanghavi, Om Books International, Mumbai, 2010 (another from the edition)

Category: Photography
Style: Figurative


 









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