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A A Raiba
(1922 - 2016)
Shark Hunting



A A Raiba was born in 1922 in Bombay, and enrolled at the Sir J J School of Arts in 1942, studying miniature painting techniques. On the advice of Langhammer, Raiba went to Kashmir between 1957 and 1959, and the valley "informed a substantial part of Raiba's art practice. He drew frequent allusions to humans, animals and folk motifs that he witnessed in the temples of Jammu and Himachal Pradesh. This was the period when he shifted his focus on...



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  Lot 18 of 102  

SUMMER ONLINE AUCTION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART
28-29 JUNE 2023
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Winning Bid
Rs 5,76,000
$7,067
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

A A Raiba
 Shark Hunting

 Dated indistinctly and signed 'Raiba' (lower right); inscribed, dated twice and signed 'SHAR [sic] HUNTING/ Painted in July 2005/ Raiba/ 20th July 2005' (on the reverse)
2005
Oil on jute
21 x 26 in (53.3 x 66 cm)

PROVENANCE
Collection of the artist's family

EXHIBITED
A A Raiba: The Indian Master Painter, Mumbai: Nehru Centre Art Gallery, 15 December 2016 - 1 January 2017

PUBLISHED
A A Raiba: The Indian Master Painter, Mumbai: Nehru Centre, 2016 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Landscape


 









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