Souza, F.N. (Artist). Townscape, 1965 | Painting | 00356902
Estimates
₹4,000,000 - 6,000,000
$48,200 - 72,300
Winning Bid
₹3,360,000
$40,480
Artwork Square Inch Rate (S.I.R)
7767.66
Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate
0.84
F.N. Souza | 12 Apr 1924 – 28 Mar 2002
ArtistF.N. Souza
TitleTownscape
MediumOil on canvas pasted on board
Date1965
Size17.95 x 24.09 in (45.60 x 61.20 cm)
Lot Number23
Auction HouseDeRivaz & Ives
Venue / LocationOnline
Date of Auction09 December 2023
Type of AuctionOnline
Provenance
Acquired by the Late Shri Dibyendu Gupta directly from the artist F.N. Souza; after his death the painting was inherited by his wife Parijat Gupta, Kolkata & London
Literary Reference
"Around 1960 Souza’s landscapes begin to change drastically. A huge cracker seems to go off in the foundations of his cities and the buildings begin to sway and tumble and lean against each other in frantic postures…Souza’s landscapes follow the logic of these two artists [Van Gogh and Soutine] excep..."
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