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1960s
© S H Raza
1962
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Invited by Karl Kasten to spend a summer to teach at the
University of California at Berkeley; Comes into contact
with the work of American artists like Pollock, Francis,
Hofmann, de Kooning, Gorky and Rothko, which have a
profound impact on his artistic sensibility
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Gestural Abstraction paintings focus on using colour
emotively; poetry of Rilke inspires a metaphysical
realisation of nature in his works; elements of nature
attract his attention, evoking childhood memories
S H Raza,
La Terre
, 1968
Saffronart, New Delhi, 8 September 2016, lot 33
1970s
© S H Raza
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Settles in Gorbio, in the South of France
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Frequent visits to India
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Begins using text from Hindu‒Urdu‒Sanskrit poetry and
manuscripts on his canvas
1978
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Visits Madhya Pradesh on one of his many India trips;
Coincides with his first solo exhibition
Utsav
in the state,
at the Madhya Pradesh Kala Parishad gallery, Bhopal;
Goes to the village school in Mandala and rediscovers
the Bindu motif
1979
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Paints
Horizon
, “One of the first paintings of the early
period when “Bindu” became the central image.”
S H Raza,
Untitled
, 1977
Saffronart, New Delhi, 8 September 2016, lot 34
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1980s
© S H Raza
1981
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Awarded the Kalidas Sanman by the State Government
of Madhya Pradesh, the Padma Shri by the Government
of India, and Fellowship of the Lalit Kala Akademi, New
Delhi
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Rich colours of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh have
continuing influence on his paintings
1982
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Solo exhibition at Galerie Loeb, Bern, Switzerland, where
lot 35 was acquired
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Discovery of the Bindu motif leads to other concepts of
Indian metaphysics; Raza uses new forms, geometric and
intricate, symbolizing primordial elements of nature
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Beginning of the
Germination
series
S H Raza,
La Terre
, 1986
Saffronart, New Delhi, 8 September 2016, lot 50
S H Raza,
La Terre / The Earth (Green)
, 1981
Saffronart, New Delhi, 8 September 2016, lot 35