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Krishen Khanna
(1925)

Lament on a Battlefield



Born in 1925 in what is now Faislabad in Pakistan, Krishen Khanna grew up in Lahore, only studying art after he graduated from college at evening classes held at the Mayo School of Art there. In 1947, Khanna’s family moved to Shimla as a result of the Partition of India and Pakistan, and Khanna was deeply affected by not only the change in his personal life, but also the socio-political chaos that reigned around him. His early works are...



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  Lot 70 of 85  

24-HOUR AUCTION: WORDS & LINES III
8-9 AUGUST 2012

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Krishen Khanna
Lament on a Battlefield

Signed in English (lower right)
Graphite on paper
29.5 x 21.5 in (74.9 x 54.6 cm)

Category: Drawing


 









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