Jehangir Sabavala
(1922 - 2011)
Nude
"I am essentially a figurative painter with a strong predilection towards landscape. It is central to my work, and yet the figure whether wraithlike or human, is often present as a part of the whole." - JEHANGIR SABAVALA"I am essentially a figurative painter with a strong predilection towards landscape. It is central to my work, and yet the figure whether wraithlike or human, is often present as a part of the whole." - JEHANGIR SABAVALAThe Crucible of Painting: The Art of Jehangir Sabavala, Mumbai: Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd., 2005, p. 63)
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Jehangir Sabavala Nude
Signed and dated 'Sabavala/ 49' (upper right); inscribed and dated 'Nude / Jehangir Sabavala Paris 49' (on the reverse)
PROVENANCE
Paintings and Drawings by Jehangir Sabavala , Bombay: Taj Art Gallery, 2 - 11 April 1951Jehangir Sabavala: A Retrospective , Mumbai and New Delhi: National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), 19 December 2005 - 9 January 2006Paintings and Drawings by Jehangir Sabavala , Bombay: Taj Art Gallery, 1951 (illustrated)The Crucible of Painting: The Art of Jehangir Sabavala , Mumbai: Eminence Designs Pvt. Ltd., 2005, p. 64 (illustrated)The Naked and the Nude: The Body in Indian Modern Art , New Delhi: Delhi Art Gallery, 2013, p. 44 (illustrated)
Category: Painting
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