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Himmat Shah was born in 1933 in Lothal, Gujarat - an excavation site of the Indus Valley civilisation, with one of the highest yields of sculptural artefacts. The artist explored the caves and desert landscapes of the region throughout his childhood, and these early experiences had a deep impact on his work. Shah immersed himself in many mediums before focusing on sculptures; in the late 1960s, he designed and executed monumental murals in... Himmat Shah was born in 1933 in Lothal, Gujarat - an excavation site of the Indus Valley civilisation, with one of the highest yields of sculptural artefacts. The artist explored the caves and desert landscapes of the region throughout his childhood, and these early experiences had a deep impact on his work. Shah immersed himself in many mediums before focusing on sculptures; in the late 1960s, he designed and executed monumental murals in brick, cement and concrete at St. Xavier's School Ahmedabad. Later, he started working with reliefs and sculptures in plaster, terracotta and ceramics, exploring materiality, texture and the various ways in which reality can be presented. Today, Shah is best known for his sculptures of heads, as seen in the present lot - an earlier work with details and facial features which would give way to near-blankness in Shah's future sculptures of heads.

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