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F N Souza
(1924 - 2002)

Untitled



An early work, the present lot reflects F.N. Souza's discovery and close study of classical Indian art, following his expulsion from the Sir J.J. School of Art in Bombay in 1945. According to his biographer, Edwin Mullins, "These were a revelation… Souza made a passionate study of Indian art, and was particularly moved by the South Indian bronzes - with their symbolism and their astonishing feeling for movement - and by the sublimely erotic...



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  Lot 29 of 80  

SPRING ART AUCTION
28-29 MARCH 2012

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$19,200
Rs 9,40,800

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ARTWORK DETAILS

F N Souza
Untitled

Signed in English (lower left)
c. 1950s
Oil on cardboard
20.5 x 14 in (52.1 x 35.6 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi
Private Collection, Germany

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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