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F N Souza
(1924 - 2002)

Untitled



Unabashedly conscious of their immodesty, Souza’s nudes are perhaps intended to subvert the morality and norms of the Catholic Church to expose and defy its inflexibility and self-righteousness. As the artist explained in his 1992 article “Naked Women and Religion”, published in Debonair magazine, “As a Roman Catholic youth, born in Goa, I was familiar with priests bellowing sermons from pulpits against ‘sex’ and ‘immodesty’ particularly...



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  Lot 52 of 140  

SUMMER AUCTION 2008
18-19 JUNE 2008

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$408,250
Rs 1,63,30,000

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F N Souza
Untitled

Signed and dated in English (upper right)
1961
Oil on canvas
51.5 x 30 in (130.8 x 76.2 cm)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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