1952
Literary ReferencePainting
Saffronart · Winter Live AuctionMumbai · 13 December 2023
Painted on isorel, the present lot represents Padamsee\'s conception of contemporary Indian art, inspired by the canons of classical Indian statuary, that of the temples, whose forms he renews, breathing life into them by humanising them: their gazes absorbed in themselves; he hybridises budding branches with the arms of a woman painted in orange tones with gently voluptuous forms who, like a nymph, is metamorphosing and linked to the immemorial themes of nature, abundance and fertility. We can already sense the association he would make between a female nude and nature.
Padamsee, Akbar (Artist). Woman with Corn, 1952 | Painting
Selling price
INR25,89,60,000
111% above high estimate
Estimate
INR 8,20,00,000 – 12,30,00,000
Rate per sq in
INR 1,46,553
Medium
Oil on board
Dimensions
59.1 × 29.9 in (150 × 76 cm)
Lot
38 · Sa.Mum/13.12.23
Provenance
Private Collection, France
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