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Sakti Burman
(1935)
The Faraway Song



The Faraway Song is comprised of five distinct scenes depicting mythology and other iconographies, which can be viewed separately or together as a composition. Inspired by his own dreams, as well as the poetry of Rabindranath Tagore and Charles Baudelaire, Burman's paintings create a romantic world of grace and harmony. His unique marbling technique is seen here in a combination of hues which divide the canvas into multiple narratives...



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  Lot 25 of 80  

EVENING SALE OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ART
24 FEBRUARY 2016
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ARTWORK DETAILS

Sakti Burman
 The Faraway Song

 Signed 'SAKTI BURMAN' (lower centre); inscribed 'SAKTI BURMAN "THE FARAWAY SONG" 2006' (on the reverse)
2006
Oil on canvas
34.5 x 45 in (87.5 x 114.5 cm)

PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist
Private Collection, New Delhi

EXHIBITED:
Manifestations XI: 75 Artists 20th Century Indian Art, New Delhi: Delhi Art Gallery exhibition catalogue, 15 October-15 November 2014

PUBLISHED:
Kishore Singh, ed., Manifestations XI: 75 Artists 20th Century Indian Art, New Delhi: Delhi Art Gallery, 2014, p. 108 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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