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Artist |
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Francis Newton Souza |
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Birth
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Medium |
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oil on board |
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Size |
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48 x 96 in. / 121.9 x 243.8 cm. |
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Year |
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1955 - |
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Description |
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Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002)
Birth
signed 'Souza 55' (lower right); signed and dated again 'F N Souza 1955' (on the reverse); bearing label "The Arts Council of Great Britain/4 St. James Square, London S.W.1./Telephone: Whitehall 9737 Exhibition: B. 296 Indian painting now/Cat. no. 76/Artist: Francis N. Souza/Title: Birth 1955/Owner: artist" (on the reverse)
bearing partial label (on the reverse) - reads 'Scott'
21l on board
48 x 96 in. (121.9 x 243.8 cm.)
Painted in 1955 |
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Misc. |
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Signed |
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Sale Of |
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Christie's South Kensington: Wednesday, June 11, 2008
[Lot 28]
South Asian Modern & Contemporary Art
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Estimate |
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*
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Sold For |
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*
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Provenance |
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Schuster Collection, Michigan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
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Exhibition |
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B. 296 Indian painting now/Cat. no. 76/Artist: Francis N. Souza/Title: Birth 1955/Owner: artist" (on the reverse)
bearing partial label (on the reverse) - reads 'Scott'
21l on board
48 x 96 in. (121.9 x 243.8 cm.)
Painted in 1955
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Literature |
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Indian Painting Now, Commonwealth Institute, London, January 8 - February 7 1965
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