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Bhupen Khakhar
(1934 - 2003)

Golden Curtain



The present lot is one of the last works that Bhupen Khakhar made before his death in 2003. As he battled with cancer, he oscillated between depictions of human bodies that were violated by disease, war and violence, and tranquil, meditative works filled with Buddhist symbolism. The latter, of which the present work is an example, were inspired by his visit to Sri Lanka with a group of Indian artists and critics in the same year.

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  Lot 14 of 55  

SPRING LIVE AUCTION
13 MARCH 2024

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Winning Bid
Rs 78,00,000
$95,122

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Bhupen Khakhar
Golden Curtain

Signed and dated in Gujarati (lower centre)
2003
Watercolour on paper
35.75 x 32 in (90.5 x 81 cm)

PROVENANCE
Saffronart, 9-10 December 2009, lot 18
Property from a Distinguished Collection, Mumbai

EXHIBITED
Recent Works by Bhupen Khakhar, Vadodara: Sarjan Art Gallery, 9 - 31 March 2003

PUBLISHED
Recent Works by Bhupen Khakhar, Vadodara: Sarjan Art Gallery, 2003, cover page (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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