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A A RAIBA
(1922 ‒ 2016)
Untitled
Signed and dated 'Raiba 84' (centre right)
1984
Oil on jute
22 x 40.5 in (55.7 x 102.8 cm)
Rs 8,00,000 ‒ 10,00,000
$ 12,700 ‒ 15,875
EXHIBITED:
Miniature to Monumentalism: A A Raiba Retrospective,
Mumbai: Sir J J School of Art, 25 March ‒ 6 April 2013
Raiba’s work was often based on the fishing villages found
along the coastal landscape of the Konkan region. The
present lot depicts two women in reclining and seated
poses that are taken from classical art. Set against a moonlit
night, Raiba details the fishing boats, sails and oar, with
finesse. The earth tones add to the subdued atmosphere of
the contemplative scene.
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A A RAIBA
(1922 ‒ 2016)
Untitled
Signed 'Raiba' (lower right)
Oil on canvas
29.5 x 63.75 in (75 x 162 cm)
Rs 12,00,000 ‒ 15,00,000
$ 19,050 ‒ 23,810
PROVENANCE:
Visual Art, UK
Private Collection, Delhi
A A Raiba was a versatile artist who worked in a range of media that included paper, glass, canvas and jute. Born into a Konkani
Muslim family, he had a deep interest in the history and culture of his small community. Scenes and settings of rural life lay at the
heart of his most evocative paintings. The large present lot, with seated figures and their cattle resting beneath a tree, captures
their sojourn after a day of hard work. Every figure is detailed with particular attention to their nuanced poses and clothing. Raiba
bestows a sense of dignity to this rural scene through the monumentality of scale and composition of this striking work.