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Phaneendra Nath Chaturvedi
(1981)

Anthropoid Man and Butterfly



Born in Varanasi in 1981, the young artist Phaneendra Nath Chaturvedi
unapologetically unmasks the men and women he draws in his large-format works to reveal the grotesque, robotic creatures he believes they really are. Skeletal forms in colorful shirts and dresses populate his multi-piece works on paper, some plugged into an electrical outlet, others held down with barbed wire and nuts and bolts.

These anthropomorphic beings...



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  Lot 45 of 140  

SPRING AUCTION 2008
12-13 MARCH 2008

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Winning Bid
Rs 5,70,416
$15,011

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Phaneendra Nath Chaturvedi
Anthropoid Man and Butterfly

Signed and dated in English (lower left)
2007
Pencil and crayon on archival paper
59 x 66 in (149.9 x 167.6 cm)

This work comprises of six parts with each part measuring 29.5 x 22 inches

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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