Biswas, Nikhil (Artist). Harlequin Series, c.1965 | Painting | 00352245
Estimates
₹1,600,000 - 2,400,000
$20,000 - 30,000
Winning Bid
₹1,232,000
$15,400
Artwork Square Inch Rate (S.I.R)
629.03
Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate
0.77
Nikhil Biswas
ArtistNikhil Biswas
TitleHarlequin Series
MediumOil on packing paper
Datec.1965
Size47.83 x 40.94 in (121.50 x 104.00 cm)
Lot Number16
Auction HouseDeRivaz & Ives
Venue / LocationOnline
Date of Auction04 February 2023
Type of AuctionOnline
Literary Reference
"Biswas drew clowns in strong stark profiles or caught unguarded in a frontal view, or standing beside a strange curtain. Biswas’s clown is a brutish figure, half man and half animal. He crouches and slumps in a chair, the face more of a monkey than a man. A naked bulb hangs in the empty room to emph..."
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