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Surendran Nair (Artist), Untitled (Portrait of C.K. Rajan), 1982, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Untitled (Portrait of C.K. Rajan), 1982 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), About Growing Wings, 1985, Graphic Art
Nair, Surendran (Artist). About Growing Wings, 1985 | Graphic Art
Surendran Nair (Artist), Untitled, 1986, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Untitled, 1986 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Frozen Lightning, 1987, Graphic Art
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Frozen Lightning, 1987 | Graphic Art
Surendran Nair (Artist), Komu, 1987, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Komu, 1987 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Self Portrait, 1987, Graphic Art
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Self Portrait, 1987 | Graphic Art
Surendran Nair (Artist), Tomato Garden, 1989, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Tomato Garden, 1989 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Tomato Garden, 1989, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Tomato Garden, 1989 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Visarjan, 1990, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Visarjan, 1990 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Visarjan, 1990, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Visarjan, 1990 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Untitled, 1991, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Untitled, 1991 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), By the Sea, 1991, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). By the Sea, 1991 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Untitled, 1991, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Untitled, 1991 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Man and Fish, 1991, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Man and Fish, 1991 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), The Frightened Horse and the Lost King, 1991, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). The Frightened Horse and the Lost King, 1991 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), The Trophies, 1994, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). The Trophies, 1994 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Untitled, 1994, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Untitled, 1994 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Corollary Mythologies - Forty Winks III, 1994, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Corollary Mythologies - Forty Winks III, 1994 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Man On The Wrong Foot, 1994, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Man On The Wrong Foot, 1994 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Surendran Nair, 1995, Solo Exhibition Catalogue
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Surendran Nair, 1995 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882483
Surendran Nair (Artist), The Ostrich Play, 1995, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). The Ostrich Play, 1995 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Surendran Nair, 1995, Solo Exhibition Invitation
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Surendran Nair, 1995 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859364
Surendran Nair (Artist), An Anamorphic Collection Of Strange Wounds, 1995, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). An Anamorphic Collection Of Strange Wounds, 1995 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), The Ostrich Play, 1995, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). The Ostrich Play, 1995 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Apocolocynthosis (The Ostrich Act III), 1995, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Apocolocynthosis (The Ostrich Act III), 1995 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), The Magic Square, 1995, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). The Magic Square, 1995 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Apocolocynthosis (The Ostrich Act III), 1995, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Apocolocynthosis (The Ostrich Act III), 1995 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Marriage Of Man Ray To Duchamp, 1996, Graphic Art
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Marriage Of Man Ray To Duchamp, 1996 | Graphic Art
Surendran Nair (Artist), Ruby, 1996, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Ruby, 1996 | Painting
Asialink (Organiser), Fire and Life, 1996, Group Exhibition Catalogue
Asialink (Organiser), Alison Carroll, Julie Ewington, Victoria Lynn and Chaitanya Sambrani (Curator). Fire and Life, 1996 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883600
Surendran Nair (Artist), Theatre Of Rhetoric Rituals, 1996, Print
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Theatre Of Rhetoric Rituals, 1996 | Print
Surendran Nair (Artist), Untitled, 1996, Print
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Untitled, 1996 | Print
Surendran Nair (Artist), Untitled (Corollory Mythologies), 1996, Sculpture
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Untitled (Corollory Mythologies), 1996 | Sculpture
Surendran Nair (Artist), Auto Da Fe, 1996, Graphic Art
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Auto Da Fe, 1996 | Graphic Art
Surendran Nair (Artist), Untitled (Corollory Mythologies), 1996, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Untitled (Corollory Mythologies), 1996 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Corollary Mythologies - Self Portrait As An Ostrich Sleeping Whilst Its Raining Incessantly, 1997, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Corollary Mythologies - Self Portrait As An Ostrich Sleeping Whilst Its Raining Incessantly, 1997 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Surendran Nair, 1997, Solo Exhibition Invitation
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Surendran Nair, 1997 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859365
Surendran Nair (Artist), Forty Winks -1 (Corollary Mythologies), 1997, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Forty Winks -1 (Corollary Mythologies), 1997 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Corollary Mythologies-Self Portrait As An Ostrich Sleeping Whilst Its Raining Incessantly, 1997, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Corollary Mythologies-Self Portrait As An Ostrich Sleeping Whilst Its Raining Incessantly, 1997 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Corollary Mythologies - An Acrobat, 1997, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Corollary Mythologies - An Acrobat, 1997 | Painting
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Surendran Nair (Artist), Surendran Nair, 1995, Solo Exhibition Catalogue
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Surendran Nair, 1995 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882483
Surendran Nair (Artist), Surendran Nair, 1995, Solo Exhibition Invitation
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Surendran Nair, 1995 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859364
Asialink (Organiser), Fire and Life, 1996, Group Exhibition Catalogue
Asialink (Organiser), Alison Carroll, Julie Ewington, Victoria Lynn and Chaitanya Sambrani (Curator). Fire and Life, 1996 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883600
Surendran Nair (Artist), Surendran Nair, 1997, Solo Exhibition Invitation
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Surendran Nair, 1997 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859365
Austro Indian Society (Organiser), The Search Within, 1998, Group Exhibition Catalogue
Austro Indian Society (Organiser) and Werner Dornik (Curator). The Search Within, 1998 | Group Exhibition Catalogue | 00883529
Surendran Nair (Artist), Corollary Mythologies, 1998, Solo Exhibition Catalogue
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Corollary Mythologies, 1998 | Solo Exhibition Catalogue | 00882484
Sotheby's (Auction House), Indian and Southeast Asian Art, 1998, Auction Catalogue
Sotheby's (Auction House). Indian and Southeast Asian Art. 17 September 1998 | Auction Catalogue | 00861856
Surendran Nair (Artist), Corollary Mythologies, 1998, Solo Exhibition Invitation
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Corollary Mythologies, 1998 | Solo Exhibition Invitation | 00859366
Sotheby's (Auction House), Indian Miniatures, 1999, Auction Catalogue
Sotheby's (Auction House). Indian Miniatures. 17 June 1999 | Auction Catalogue | 00861859
Yashodhara Dalmia (Curator), Embarkations, 2000, Group Exhibition Invitation
Dalmia, Yashodhara (Curator) and Sakshi Gallery (Organiser). Embarkations, 2000 | Group Exhibition Invitation | 00858776
Renuka Narayanan (Reporter), Paranoid and Prude, babus Kill a Premier national Art Exhibition, 2000, Newspaper Clipping
Narayanan, Renuka (Reporter). Paranoid and Prude, babus Kill a Premier national Art Exhibition, 02 September 2000 | Newspaper Clipping | 00850461
Renuka Narayanan (Reporter), Paranoid and Prude, Babus Kill a Premier National Art Exhibition, 2000, Newspaper Clipping
Narayanan, Renuka (Reporter). Paranoid and Prude, Babus Kill a Premier National Art Exhibition, 02 September 2000 | Newspaper Clipping | 00846948
Osians (Auction House), India: The Passionate Detachment, 2001, Auction Catalogue
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). India: The Passionate Detachment. 24 February 2001 | Auction Catalogue | 00861871
Art Inc Gallery (Organiser), Imagined Spaces, 2001, Group Exhibition Invitation
Art Inc Gallery and Sakshi Gallery (Organisers). Imagined Spaces, 2001 | Group Exhibition Invitation | 00858783
Saffronart (Auction House), Modern Indian Paintings, 2002, Auction Catalogue
Saffronart (Auction House). Modern Indian Paintings. 16 May 2002 | Auction Catalogue | 00861887
Osians (Auction House), A Historical Mela, 2002, Auction Catalogue
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). A Historical Mela. 18 March 2002 | Auction Catalogue | 00861884
Yashodhara Dalmia (Editor), Contemporary Indian Art, 2002, Edited Book
Dalmia, Yashodhara (Editor). Contemporary Indian Art, 2002 | Edited Book | 00846259
Saffronart (Auction House), Saffronart Online Auction, 2003, Auction Catalogue
Saffronart (Auction House). Saffronart Online Auction. 08 May 2003 | Auction Catalogue | 00861898
Osians (Auction House), Fn-Fn: Figurative Non-Figurative Narration, 2003, Auction Catalogue
Osians (Auction House) and Neville Tuli (Curator). Fn-Fn: Figurative Non-Figurative Narration. 27 November 2003 | Auction Catalogue | 00861902
Bose Krishnamachari (Author), De Curating, 2003, Authored Book
Krishnamachari, Bose (Author). De Curating, 2003 | Authored Book | 00845442
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Surendran Nair (Artist), Untitled (Portrait of C.K. Rajan), 1982, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Untitled (Portrait of C.K. Rajan), 1982 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), About Growing Wings, 1985, Graphic Art
Nair, Surendran (Artist). About Growing Wings, 1985 | Graphic Art
Surendran Nair (Artist), Untitled, 1986, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Untitled, 1986 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Frozen Lightning, 1987, Graphic Art
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Frozen Lightning, 1987 | Graphic Art
Surendran Nair (Artist), Komu, 1987, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Komu, 1987 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Self Portrait, 1987, Graphic Art
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Self Portrait, 1987 | Graphic Art
Surendran Nair (Artist), Tomato Garden, 1989, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Tomato Garden, 1989 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Tomato Garden, 1989, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Tomato Garden, 1989 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Visarjan, 1990, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Visarjan, 1990 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Visarjan, 1990, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Visarjan, 1990 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Untitled, 1991, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Untitled, 1991 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), By the Sea, 1991, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). By the Sea, 1991 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Untitled, 1991, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Untitled, 1991 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Man and Fish, 1991, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Man and Fish, 1991 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), The Frightened Horse and the Lost King, 1991, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). The Frightened Horse and the Lost King, 1991 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), The Trophies, 1994, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). The Trophies, 1994 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Untitled, 1994, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Untitled, 1994 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Corollary Mythologies - Forty Winks III, 1994, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Corollary Mythologies - Forty Winks III, 1994 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), Man On The Wrong Foot, 1994, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). Man On The Wrong Foot, 1994 | Painting
Surendran Nair (Artist), The Ostrich Play, 1995, Painting
Nair, Surendran (Artist). The Ostrich Play, 1995 | Painting
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Yashodhara Dalmia (Editor), Contemporary Indian Art, 2002, Edited Book
Dalmia, Yashodhara (Editor). Contemporary Indian Art, 2002 | Edited Book | 00846259
Yashodhara Dalmia (Author), Memory, Metaphor, Mutations, 2007, Authored Book
Dalmia, Yashodhara (Author). Memory, Metaphor, Mutations, 2007 | Authored Book | 00845423
Pooja Sood (Editor), Khoj Book 1997-2007, 2010, Edited Book
Sood, Pooja (Editor). Khoj Book 1997-2007, 2010 | Edited Book | 00846382
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                          Nair, Surendran (Artist). Man On The Wrong Foot. Acrylic on canvas, 1994 | Painting | FineArts | 00371618

                          Estimates

                          ₹75,000 - 125,000

                          $1,610 - 2,684

                          Winning Bid

                          ₹65,000

                          $1,395

                          Artwork Square Inch Rate (S.I.R)

                          19.41

                          Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate

                          0.87

                          Surendran Nair

                          ArtistSurendran Nair
                          TitleMan On The Wrong Foot
                          MediumAcrylic on canvas
                          Date1994
                          Size70.87 x 47.24 in (180.00 x 120.00 cm)
                          Lot Number19
                          Auction HouseOsian's
                          Venue / LocationMumbai
                          Date of Auction24 February 2001
                          Type of AuctionOffline

                          Literary Reference

                          "The problem for me is that nostalgia fails to go beyond echoing the alienation of a crisis ridden time. It may be an act of necessity to a point, but becomes more of a conformist’s pressure in its frantic attempts to realise the problematics of the present time/context/ situation/location. Nostalgia..."

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                          India: The Passionate Detachment

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