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Thursday, March 28, 2024


Auctions - USA & Canada
Asia Week New York

Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art

Sotheby’s
1334 York Avenue,
New York, USA
Mar 15, 2016


Detail: This March, Sotheby’s auction of Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art will be led by a monumental work by Vasudeo S. Gaitonde. Initially created as a commission for the Air India Building in Mumbai, it was instead purchased by eminent patron and artist, Bal Chhabda for his personal collection. The monumental painting at 59 13/16 x 105 3/8 in (152 x 262.5 cm) is known to be the largest work that Gaitonde has ever created on canvas and symbolises air, buoyancy and flight particularly by its blue-gray and cloudy palette.

Other highlights include a rare and important landscape titled In the Garden by Indian National Treasure artist, Amrita Sher-Gil. It was painted during a period of reflection while staying in Hungary after her marriage. The garden was part of her family’s summer house in the artist’s community of Zebegény where she had memories of happy times with her relatives. This work reflects the turning point of her artistic style which then influenced her miniature-like compositions when she returned to India. It is one of very few works by Amrita Sher Gil that is available internationally.

Additionally, an exquisite oil by Raja Ravi Varma, Untitled (Portrait of a Young Woman in Russet and Crimson Sari), depicts a beauty with fine detail. It was part of the storied collection of Fritz Schleicher.

Phone No.: +1 212 894 1102
Contact Name: Anuradha Ghosh-Mazumdar
Contact Email: [email protected]
Site URL: http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/2015/modern-contemporary-south-asian-art-n09479.html

Vasudeo S. Gaitonde: <i>Untitled</i>
Vasudeo S. Gaitonde: Untitled
1960

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