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NATARAJ SHARMA
(b. 1958)
Structure 2
2006
Etching on pigment stained paper laid on
cloth pasted on board
77.75 x 59.25 in (197.5 x 150.2 cm)
$ 9,375 ‒ 12,500
Rs 6,00,000 ‒ 8,00,000
EXHIBITED:
Nataraj Sharma: Stretch
, New York: Bodhi Art,
2007
PUBLISHED:
Nataraj Sharma: Stretch
, New York: Bodhi Art,
2007 (illustrated, unpaginated)
85
PRAJAKTA POTNIS
(b. 1980)
Fore Play
Signed and dated 'Prajakta 2004'
and inscribed 'PRAJAKTA POTNIS
/ 'FORE PLAY'' (on the reverse)
2004
Acrylic and emulsion on canvas
71.75 x 71.75 in (182.5 x 182.5 cm)
$ 2,000 ‒ 3,000
Rs 1,28,000 ‒ 1,92,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired from the The Guild Art
Gallery, Mumbai
In this work from her
Soft Toy
series
of 2004, Potnis recreates childhood
memories and anxieties on a
monumental scale and sugarcoats
them in pastel shades of emulsion
paint, associated with the comfort
of home. The dolls seem to come
alive in a delicate interplay with
artificiality but a pun in the title
suggests that all is not as sweet as
it first appears.
86
RIYAS KOMU
(b. 1971)
The Last Version of Flowering
History ‒ 5
Inscribed, signed and dated 'The
last version of FLOWERING
history‒ 5 / riyaz KOMU‒03' (on
the reverse)
2003
Acrylic and oil on canvas
24 x 24 in (61.1 x 61.1 cm)
$ 4,690 ‒ 6,250
Rs 3,00,000 ‒ 4,00,000
PROVENANCE:
Acquired fromThe Guild Art Gallery,
Mumbai
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