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F N Souza
(1924 - 2002)

Untitled



"But for art, man would die of boredom!"

Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. After losing his father at a very young age and being afflicted by a serious bout of small pox, he vowed to go about life his own way. Souza was expelled for participating in the Quit India Movement while studying at the Sir J J School of Art in Mumbai. In 1947, he founded the Progressive Artists' Group along with S H Raza, M F...



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  Lot 70 of 106  

WINTER ONLINE AUCTION
9-10 DECEMBER 2019

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Winning Bid
Rs 2,58,720
$3,696

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

F N Souza
Untitled

Signed and dated 'Souza/ 1948' (on the reverse)
1948
Ink on paper
13.25 x 8.5 in (33.6 x 21.6 cm)

This is a double-sided work

PROVENANCE
Formerly from the Estate of F N Souza
Christie's, London, 9 June 2010, lot 98 (b)

EXHIBITED
Souza in the 40's, New Delhi: Saffronart, 19 December 2018 - 18 January 2019

PUBLISHED
Souza in the 40's, Mumbai: Saffronart, 2018, p. 137 (illustrated)

Category: Drawing
Style: Figurative


 









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