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Raghu Rai
(1942)

Wrestlers near Howrah Bridge, Kolkata



“A photograph has picked up a fact of life, and that fact will live forever.”
- RAGHU RAI

Magnum photographer Raghu Rai’s oeuvre covers the breadth of life in contemporary India. He is known for delving deep into his subjects. He was fascinated by Mother Teresa, photographed in lot 129, on whom he has published multiple books. “Rai engages with his subject over a sustained period. Much of his work is contained in several...



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  Lot 120 of 130  

SUMMER ONLINE AUCTION
26-27 JUNE 2024

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$4,800
Rs 3,98,400

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Raghu Rai
Wrestlers near Howrah Bridge, Kolkata

Signed 'Raghu Rai' (upper right); dated and inscribed 'Wrestlers near Howrah Bridge, Kolkata - 2004/ 2/10' (lower right)
2004
Silver gelatin print on paper
19.5 x 52 in (49.5 x 132 cm)

Second from a limited edition of ten

PROVENANCE
Property from the Jane and Kito de Boer Collection

EXHIBITED
Raghu Rai: A Retrospective, London: Aicon Gallery, 22 January - 20 February 2010 (another from the edition)
Raghu Rai - Calcutta, Kolkata: It Never Begins, It Never Ends, Kolkata: The Harrington Street Arts Centre, 13 October - 13 November 2010 (another from the edition)

Category: Photography
Style: Abstract


 









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