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Vasudeo S. Gaitonde
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- Vasudeo S. Gaitonde
- Untitled
- Signed in Devanagari and dated '87' lower right
- Ink on paper
- 14⅛ x 10⅝ in. (36 x 27 cm.)
- Executed in 1987
Provenance
Acquired from Grosvenor Vadehra Gallery, London, 2006
Exhibited
London, Grosvenor Vadehra, Indian Art I/III: The Moderns Revisited, 12 October - 3 November 2006
Literature
Grosvenor Vadehra, Indian Art I/III: The Moderns Revisited, Vadehra Art Gallery, Gurgaon, 2006, illustration p. 55
M. Menezes, Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde: Sonata of Solitude, Bodhana Arts and Research Foundation, Mumbai, 2016, illustration p. 17
M. Menezes, Vasudeo Santu Gaitonde: Sonata of Solitude, Bodhana Arts and Research Foundation, Mumbai, 2016, illustration p. 17
Condition
The paper has yellowed slightly due to age and there is minor staining also visible particularly around the four corners. A few pinhole sized accretions are visible only upon very close inspection. This work is in good overall condition, as viewed.
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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
Sacred abstractions have cropped up in various religions for many centuries. Going back to Neolithic times, geometric and non-representational elements have been discovered and more recently, symbolic renderings can be found in Hindu and Buddhist texts. Gaitonde beautifully appropriates these visuals into his own unique cryptograms. Also important to note is the medium in which he delivers these. Medieval calligraphy from Islam, ancient scroll painting from China and even ink painting from Japan are all influences that can be read into the bold black lines that Gaitonde has produced on the paper. 'One finds Gaitonde equally fluent in the tenets of European modernism, mid-twentieth-century abstraction, and Chinese and Japanese ink painting and calligraphy. Chinese landscape painting of the Song dynasty from the tenth to the thirteenth centuries is characterized by deep observation, dynamic brushwork, and disciplined form.' (S. Poddar, V.S. Gaitonde: Painting as Process, Painting as Life, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, New York, 2014, p. 38)