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Avinash Chandra
Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Avinash Chandra
- Untitled
- Signed and dated 'Avinash 67' lower center
- Ink and watercolor on paper
- 56½ x 97 in. (143.5 x 246.5 cm.)
- Painted in 1967
Provenance
Private Collection, New York
Sotheby's New York, 18 September 2008, lot 36
Sotheby's New York, 18 September 2008, lot 36
Exhibited
New York, Rose Fried Gallery, Avinash Chandra, October 22- November 20, 1968
New York, Rubin Museum of Art, Modernist Art from India: Approaching Abstraction, May - October 2012
New York, Rubin Museum of Art, Modernist Art from India: Approaching Abstraction, May - October 2012
Literature
Exhibition Catalogue, Avinash Chandra, Rose Fried Gallery, New York, 1968, illustration unpaginated
Condition
There is undulation and creasing in the work, visibly notable in the left and right edges but this is consistent with the medium and scale of the work. Minor discoloration and smudging along the top and bottom left corners. This work is in very good condition for its age and scale. It has not been inspected outside its frame.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This is one of a number of exceptionally large works on paper that the artist produced in the late 1960s. The artist states, "I have always preferred to draw first rather than paint direct; ideas materialize more spontaneously. I start a drawing without any preconception, having a natural compulsion to think on paper -the very approach is exciting. I don't paint in the way I draw nor do I work in glass the way I paint. Each medium is used for the way it wants to work - and yet to suit my intention and purpose exactly. I don't even care how different and dissimilar the results are as long as I can communicate to others. This to me is all important." (Studio International, October 1968, reprinted in Rose Fried Gallery exhibition catalogue, 1968).