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Lot 38
Krishen Khanna
(1925)

Canonisation of a Painter



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 38 of 110  

AUCTION 2003 (DECEMBER)
1-4 DECEMBER 2003

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Winning Bid
Rs 12,40,313
$27,563

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Krishen Khanna
Canonisation of a Painter

Signed and Dated in English (reverse)
2002
Oil on canvas
71 x 50 in (180.3 x 127 cm)

This lot will be shipped in a roll

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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