Lot 270
  • 270

Shanti Dave (b. 1931)

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Shanti Dave
  • Untitled (Bathers I)
  • Signed and dated 'SHANTI DAVE. 61' lower right
  • Oil on canvas
  • 39 1/2 by 20 3/4 in. (100.3 by 52.7 cm.)
  • Painted in 1961

Provenance

Acquired from Kumar Gallery, New Delhi
Thence by descent

Condition

Good overall condition. A few minor abrasions to the edges of the canvas and a small chip in brown area, center top. Scattered areas of fine craquelure are present in the thicker areas of paint and very small spots of paint loss particularly to the central figure's chin and above her head. Frame: Slight chips and wear to the frame. Colors fairly accurate in catalogue illustration; white areas slightly more yellow in reality.
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