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Gallery One was founded by Victor Musgrave
in 1953. Musgrave was a poet and art dealer
who launched the careers of several artists
outside the art establishment, including
Souza, who exhibited at Gallery One between
1955 and 1961. In the present lot, the figure
could be a self‒portrait on the reverse of an
invitation to a group exhibition titled
Winter
Miscellany
. The group exhibition was held
between 19 January – 5 March 1959 and
included paintings and sculptures by various
artists.
PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
4
F N SOUZA
(1924 ‒ 2002)
Untitled
Signed and dated 'Souza 59' (upper left)
1959
Pen on card
7.25 x 3.75 in (18.6 x 9.4 cm)
Rs 2,00,000 ‒ 3,00,000
$ 3,175 ‒ 4,765
5
K H ARA
(1914 ‒ 1985)
Yellow Roses
Signed 'ARA' (lower left); inscribed 'Yellow
Roses/ K.H. Ara/ Bombay' (on the reverse)
Gouache, oil and pastel on paper
26.25 x 20 in (66.7 x 50.6 cm)
Rs 7,00,000 ‒ 9,00,000
$ 11,115 ‒ 14,290
PROVENANCE:
Acquired from Dhoomimal Gallery, New Delhi
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