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LOT 2672
Indian Watercolour Painting with Krishna and Radha
20TH CENTURY A.D.
13 1/8 x 9 1/2 in. (41 grams, 33.5 x 24 cm).
A paper manuscript page with a watercolour painting to one side showing a couple seated beneath a tree with hills and a lake in the background, possibly Krishna and Radha, framed by a yellow border and panel of text at the top and bottom; reverse bearing multiple lines of hand-painted text; card frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a Greater Manchester collector.
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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.