VASUDEO S. GAITONDE | UNTITLED
Estimate:
300,000 - 500,000 GBP
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF GEORGE BUTCHER
VASUDEO S. GAITONDE
1924 - 2001
UNTITLED
Gouache and ink on linen laid on cardboard
Signed and dated in Devanagari lower left
60 x 60 cm. (23 ⅝ x 23 ⅝ in.)
Painted in 1954
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Acquired directly from the artist
Thence by descent
George Butcher was a prominent British art critic for The Guardian and a stalwart supporter of the burgeoning Indian and South Asian modern art scene. He spent more than two years in India and befriended many artists, gallerists and art critics. Using his knowledge and contacts, he curated several shows on South Asian art featuring artists from both home and abroad. Butcher was one of the first writers to assert the unique and remarkable contribution of South Asian artists to a global form of modernism and he has left an indelible mark on the history and canon of modern Indian and South Asian art.