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SAYED HAIDER RAZA | Untitled (Tomato)
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
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Description
- Sayed Haider Raza
- Untitled (Tomato)
- Signed and dated 'RAZA '88' lower left
- Acrylic on canvas
- 30 x 30 cm. (11 ¾ x 11 ¾ in.)
- Painted in 1988
Provenance
Acquired from Pundole Art Gallery, Bombay, circa 1990s
Condition
There are fly spots and minor accretions to the surface of the work, as well as light wear around the edges. Small water marks are present, which are likely inherent. The painting 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This rare and jewel-like rendering of a tomato was painted in 1988, during a period when Sayed Haider Raza was focusing on the bindu and its symbolism. By then, Raza's work had started to transform dramatically as he moved away from landscapes towards more orderly geometric compositions in the 1990s. This cross section of a tomato is an exceptional and atypical example from this period. The composition is reminiscent of Raza’s earlier meditations on the bindu, devoid of the multitude of geometric shapes which pervaded his later canvases. Like his bindus, the tomato is 'a focal point of concentration', and provokes energy, life and light (G. Sen, Bindu, Space and Time in Raza’s Vision, Media TransAsia, New Delhi, 1997, p. 126).
Colour has always been a dominant component of Raza’s oeuvre. The bright and elemental hues of red, yellow and white comprise fire, earth and the sun, exemplifying Raza's concern with nature and the cosmos. These references became a distinctive feature of his later paintings.
In this fresh and compact work, a succulent red sphere becomes both the seed of life and the void.
Colour has always been a dominant component of Raza’s oeuvre. The bright and elemental hues of red, yellow and white comprise fire, earth and the sun, exemplifying Raza's concern with nature and the cosmos. These references became a distinctive feature of his later paintings.
In this fresh and compact work, a succulent red sphere becomes both the seed of life and the void.