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Krishen Khanna
(1925)

Untitled



It was in the early 1970s that Krishen Khanna first explored the subject of bandwallas, or members of local brass bands engaged to play at weddings and other public ceremonies. Speaking of how he came to paint his first portraits of these musicians, Khanna explains that once, while driving out of his Delhi studio, the path was blocked by the marching band of a wedding procession. The image of these musicians dressed all in red with their big...



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  Lot 55 of 85  

SUMMER ART AUCTION
19-20 JUNE 2013

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Winning Bid
Rs 8,40,000
$15,000

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Krishen Khanna
Untitled

Signed in English (lower left and verso)
Oil on canvas
35.5 x 17.5 in (90.2 x 44.4 cm)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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