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S H Raza
(1922 - 2016)

Earth



"The geometry is established but the actual relation to colour with another colour is a question of harmony... Colours can reveal innumerable human sentiments that we are capable of and I am trying to make them live on the canvas." - S H RAZA

S H Raza’s invocations are embedded in deep and abiding faith, delicately instilled with the poetry of form and colour symbolism. He is fondly remembered as “a believer to the core. He often...



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  Lot 49 of 78  

EVENING SALE: MODERN ART
16 SEPTEMBER 2023

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 19,20,00,000
$2,313,253

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)

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ARTWORK DETAILS

S H Raza
Earth

Signed and dated 'RAZA '86' (lower right); signed, dated and inscribed 'RAZA/ 1986/ "EARTH"' (on the reverse)
1986
Acrylic on canvas
39.5 x 78.5 in (100.3 x 199.4 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
A Distinguished Family Collection, New Delhi
Saffronart, 10-11 June 2015, lot 33
Acquired from the above
Property from an Important International Private Collection

PUBLISHED
Anne Macklin, S H Raza: Catalogue Raisonné, 1972 - 1989 (Volume Il), New Delhi: Vadehra Art Gallery and The Raza Foundation, 2022, p. 417 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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