Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art
Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTOR, PARIS
GULAM RASOOL SANTOSH | Untitled
Auction Closed
June 10, 02:40 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
GULAM RASOOL SANTOSH
1929 - 1997
Untitled
Oil on canvas
Signed in Devanagari, further signed and dated 'SANTOSH / 77' and inscribed in Urdu on reverse
46.8 x 38.2 cm. (18 ⅜ x 15 in.)
Painted in 1977
Acquired by the current owner's husband while he was working as a Cultural Attaché in India, 1976-1985
The inscription on the reverse is an excerpt from a poem by the poet Muhammad Iqbal (1877-1938) titled ‘Good Morning’ (نوید صبح / Naveed Subha). The translation is as follows:
You are head to foot Light, manifestation makes you happy And after being manifest spreading out is incumbent on you