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F N Souza
(1924 - 2002)

A Set of Three



"But for art, man would die of boredom!"

Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. After losing his father at a very young age and being afflicted by a serious bout of small pox, he vowed to go about life his own way. Souza was expelled for participating in the Quit India Movement while studying at the Sir J J School of Art in Mumbai. In 1947, he founded the Progressive Artists' Group along with S H Raza, M F...



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  Lot 49 of 85  

F N SOUZA: A LIFE IN LINE | MUMBAI, LIVE
10 DECEMBER 2015

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Winning Bid
Rs 6,00,000
$9,091

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

F N Souza
A Set of Three

a)
Signed and dated 'Souza 61' (lower right)
Pencil on paper pasted on board
14.5 x 10.5 in (36.8 x 26.6 cm)
PROVENANCE:
Formerly from the Estate of F N Souza

b)
Dated '1966' (upper left)
Pen and ink on paper
17 x 10.75 in (43.2 x 27.3 cm)
EXHIBITED:
Francis Newton Souza: Dhoomimal Gallery Collection, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 2009
PUBLISHED:
Vinod Bhardwaj ed., Francis Newton Souza: Dhoomimal Gallery Collection New Delhi: Dhoomimal Gallery, 2009, p. 131 (illustrated)
c)
Signed and dated 'Souza 1968' (centre left)
Pencil on paper
16.75 x 13.75 in (42.5 x 34.9 cm)
EXHIBITED:
Francis Newton Souza: Dhoomimal Gallery Collection, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, 2009
PUBLISHED:
Vinod Bhardwaj ed., Francis Newton Souza: Dhoomimal Gallery Collection New Delhi: Dhoomimal Gallery, 2009, p. 137 (illustrated)

Category: Drawing
Style: Figurative


 









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