Lot 574
  • 574

Shanti Dave

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Shanti Dave
  • At the Well
  • Signed and dated 'Shanti Dave'62.' upper right and further signed and inscribed '39 x 18 / AT THE WELL / SHANTI DAVE' on reverse 
  • Oil, encaustic and ink on canvas
  • 39 x 18⅛ in. (99 x 46 cm.)
  • Painted in 1962

Provenance

Private South Carolina collection
Sotheby's New York, 18 September 2008, lot 37 

Condition

Craquelere in the work, particularly in areas of impasto is consistent with the medium and age.There are some spots of associated loss to pigment notable in lower left and center of the work. Wear along the edges may be possibly inherent. There is some dust that has settled on the textured areas of the work which could benefit from a light clean.
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