Lot 14
  • 14

Francis Newton Souza

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Francis Newton Souza
  • Untitled (Study of Death and the Maiden)
  • Signed and dated 'Souza 1966' (upper left)
  • Pen and ink on paper 
  • 43 x 27.7 cm. (16 ⅞ x 10 ⅞ in.)
  • Executed in 1966

Provenance

Property from the Estate of Francis Newton Souza

Thence by descent 

Christie's New York, 18 March 2014, lot 126

Condition

There is minor creasing throughout, most notably in the upper edge of the work. Two minor tears are present at the top and right edges near the lower right corner and a visible brown discoloration is also present in the lower right corner.
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