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GULAM RASOOL SANTOSH | Untitled (One Winter Night)
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- Gulam Rasool Santosh
- Untitled (One Winter Night)
- Signed in Devanagari and dated '64' lower right and further signed in Devanagari and signed and dated '64 / Santosh' on reverse
- Oil on canvas
- 33¼ x 22¼ in. (84.5 x 66.5 cm.)
- Painted in 1964
Provenance
Acquired by Thomas Gardner Allen from Kumar Gallery, New Delhi in the 1960s
Thence by descent
Tom Allen dedicated 12 years of his professional life serving as Cultural Attaché for the U.S. State Department. He loved the culture and diversity of India, and through his association with Kumar Gallery, he acquired works of art, from various Indian artists, most notably Maqbool Fida Husain, Gulam Rasool Santosh and B. Prabha. Mr. Allen and his family lived in New Delhi (1953-58, 1962-65, 1970-71), Trivandrum (1969-70) and Calcutta (1971-73).
Thence by descent
Tom Allen dedicated 12 years of his professional life serving as Cultural Attaché for the U.S. State Department. He loved the culture and diversity of India, and through his association with Kumar Gallery, he acquired works of art, from various Indian artists, most notably Maqbool Fida Husain, Gulam Rasool Santosh and B. Prabha. Mr. Allen and his family lived in New Delhi (1953-58, 1962-65, 1970-71), Trivandrum (1969-70) and Calcutta (1971-73).
Condition
There is wear and small losses to the pigment, particularly in the areas around the impasto and near the edges of the painting. Minor craquelure is also present in the upper and lower right quadrants as well as a minor undulation in the lower left corner.
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.
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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
Gulam Rasool Santosh's artistic opus is particularly engaging because his works reflect distinctive periods in art history, tracing the myriad aesthetic styles flourishing in India at the pinnacle of Modernism in the mid 20th century. The present lot originates from an early time in his practice before tantricism and ordered principles began to pervade his canvases. During this period, Santosh was a member of the Progressive Artists’ Group and was deeply enraptured by European styles, consequently devoting himself to abstraction. This painting is composed of thick, heavy and dark impasto, reduced to fragmented geometries, bearing an earthly palette of browns, greys and blacks.