PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARCIA GILMARTIN
ZARINA | UNTITLED
Auction Closed
March 16, 05:19 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARCIA GILMARTIN
ZARINA
b. 1937
UNTITLED
Relief print from collaged wood, printed in burnt amber on Indian handmade paper
Signed, dated and editioned '2/10 Zarina 70' along lower edge
Edition: 2/10
29 ¾ x 21 ¾ in. (75.5 x 55.2 cm.)
Executed in 1970
Acquired from Gallery Chanakya, New Delhi on 25 November 1971
L.P. Sihare, A Handbook of Paintings and Graphics, National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, 1974, pl. 24 (another from the edition)
A. Pesenti, Zarina: Paper Like Skin, Hammer Museum and DelMonico Books, Prestel 2012, illustration p. 45 (another from the edition)
K. Singh, Memory & Identity: Indian Artists Abroad, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2016, illustration p. 425 (another from the edition)
This work was made around the same time period as the previous lot. Conceptually, it alludes to a similar thought process as the previous work – referring to a wall or a veil. It is reminiscent of a jali or latticed screen seen in Mughal architecture creating a divided between public/private; masculine/feminine; here and there. Or it could also reference the chilman – a delicate screen made from bamboo – traditionally used inside homes to provide relief from the heat of Indian summers.