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LOT 2671
Indian Erotic Sketch Attributed to F.N. Souza
DATED 1970 A.D. OR LATER
20 x 15 3/8 in. (92 grams, 51 x 39 cm).
A framed, untitled erotic sketch portraying two nude women; ink on paper; attributed to F.N. Souza, dated 1970.
ProvenancePersonal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent.
Ex private family collection of a West London gentleman.
Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002) was an Indian-American British artist, born in Goa, India. He went on to become one of India's most influential modern artists. Souza was a founding member of the Progressive Artists' Group, which largely disbanded after he moved to London in 1949. His work is executed in a style which exhibits both decadence and primitivism. The world record at auction for the artist's iconic works stands at $4,085,000.
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