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S Nandagopal
(1946 - 2017)

Bird



Nandagopal's sculptures have been radically transformed through his use of contemporary materials. A similar transformation is discernible in their content. Although reluctant to speak of the "meaning" of his work, Nandagopal has given his sculpture titles that clearly connect them with some of India's most ancient images, and yet they are markedly different from the products of the ancient artists' vision. It is in this difference that their...



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  Lot 35 of 78  

EVENING SALE: MODERN ART
16 SEPTEMBER 2023

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Winning Bid
Rs 22,80,000
$27,470

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

S Nandagopal
Bird

Welded copper, cast brass and iron
Height: 48 in (121.8 cm)
Width: 28.5 in (72.7 cm)
Depth: 9.25 in (23.2 cm)

PROVENANCE
Gallery Espace, New Delhi

EXHIBITED
Aspects of Modern and Contemporary Indian Sculpture, Online: Saffronart, 25 January - 15 February 2007
Past Present: In Search of the Heroic - Sculptures by S Nandagopal, New Delhi: Gallery Espace, 8 - 22 March 2008

PUBLISHED
Geeta Doctor, Past Present: In Search of the Heroic - Sculptures by S Nandagopal, New Delhi: Gallery Espace, 2008 (illustrated)

Category: Sculpture
Style: Figurative


 









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