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Avinash Chandra
(1931 - 1991)
Untitled



Born in Simla in 1931, Chandra studied painting at the Polytechnic in Delhi, where in 1953 he joined the staff until 1956 when he moved to London. In 1951 he held his first one-man exhibition in India, showing the following years in Belfast, Paris, Amsterdam, Zurich, Copenhagen, Stockholm and in several cities in the UK. In 1964 he became the first Indian artist to exhibit at the Documenta in Kassel. His works were then shown in the USA, Canada...



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  Lot 67 of 80  

EVENING SALE OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY INDIAN ART
24 FEBRUARY 2016
Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 36,00,000
$52,941
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Avinash Chandra
 Untitled

 Oil on canvas
37.75 x 99.5 in (95.8 x 253 cm) (Diptych)

(Diptych)

PROVENANCE:
Formerly from the Collection of Milton Schwartz, New York
Thence by descent
Christie's, New York, 15 September 2010, lot 335
Property of a Distinguished Gentleman, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 









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