F N Souza
(1924 - 2002)
Untitled
For a brief period in the mid-1960s, Souza collaborated with Rajasthani miniaturist, Mohan Sharma, producing a series of works on paper that were inspired by Indian miniature paintings. Sharma belonged to a family of Nathdwara painters and was trained at the J J School of Art, from where he graduated in 1965. Souza invited Sharma to his studio soon after, and they created paintings that combined the skilled mastery of Souza's line with Sharma's...
For a brief period in the mid-1960s, Souza collaborated with Rajasthani miniaturist, Mohan Sharma, producing a series of works on paper that were inspired by Indian miniature paintings. Sharma belonged to a family of Nathdwara painters and was trained at the J J School of Art, from where he graduated in 1965. Souza invited Sharma to his studio soon after, and they created paintings that combined the skilled mastery of Souza's line with Sharma's technique of painted gouache. They went on to exhibit their work together at the Taj Art Gallery in Bombay the same year. The present lot is the result of this symbiotic partnership in which Souza provided the subject matter and delicate lines which enabled Sharma to contemporise Indian miniature painting, while also catapulting his artistic career. Souza dedicated the present lot to "Peter Paone, friend and artist." Paone, born in Philadelphia and educated at the Philadelphia College of Art is a well-established artist and educator whose works have been exhibited and are owned by numerous private and museum collections throughout the United States.
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9
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SUMMER ONLINE AUCTION
8-9 JUNE 2016
Estimate
Rs 18,00,000 - 24,00,000
$27,275 - 36,365
Winning Bid
Rs 23,58,000
$35,727
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
ARTWORK DETAILS
F N Souza
Untitled
Signed, dated and inscribed 'Souza 65/For Peter Paone/friend & artist/London 1-5-67' (upper left)
1965
Acrylic, sketch pen, pen and ink on paper
14 x 10 in (35.6 x 25.4 cm)
PROVENANCE: Collection of Peter Paone Collection of Julian Sherrier, London Christie's, New York, 12 September 2012, lot 369
EXHIBITED:The Naked and the Nude: The Body in Indian Modern Art , New Delhi: Delhi Art Gallery, 2 February - 23 March 2013; New York: Delhi Art Gallery, 8 December 2015 - 27 February 2016
Category: Painting
Style: Figurative
ARTWORK SIZE:
Height of Figure: 6'