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F N Souza
(1924 - 2002)

Head



"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 41 of 81  

EVENING SALE | NEW DELHI, LIVE
21 SEPTEMBER 2017

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Winning Bid
Rs 21,60,000
$34,286

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

F N Souza
Head

Signed and dated 'Souza 1956' (upper left); inscribed and dated 'F.N.SOUZA / HEAD - 1956' (on the reverse)
1956
Mixed media on paper
21.75 x 14.75 in (55 x 37.7 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Acquired in New York between late 1990s - early 2000s
Private Collection, New York
Private Collection, Mumbai

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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