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Raghu Rai
(1942)

Village near the Taj




Capturing the depth of human emotions has always be the strong point of leading photographer Raghu Rai’s work. His panoramic, wide-angle shots capture complex emotion in frozen instants, portraying moments of deep thought. This intensity is perhaps, most apparent in Rai’s images that depict the fallout of the Bhopal gas tragedy in 1984. In a heart wrenching series of photographs, Rai arrests the chaos and paranoia of the situation as it...



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  Lot 33 of 110  

24-HOUR ONLINE ABSOLUTE AUCTION: EDITIONS
25-26 JULY 2012

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Rs 2,94,905
$5,461

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Raghu Rai
Village near the Taj

Signed in English (lower right) and dated in English (lower left)
1984
Pigment ink on textured fine art archival paper
17.5 x 23.5 in (44.4 x 59.7 cm)

Second from a limited edition of ten

EXHIBITED AND PUBLISHED:
Earthscapes, Bodhi Art, Singapore, 2006 (another from the edition)

Category: Photography
Style: Landscape


 









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