Bronze Head
30.5 cms x 25.4 cms (12 ins x 10 ins)
Signed and dated 1984 and on verso signed, titled, dated june 1984 and inscribed "london"
made in 1984
Lot offered for sale by Heffel, Vancouver at the auction event "International Art" held on Thu, Oct 27, 2022.
Lot 419
Lot 419
Estimate: CAD $15,000 - $25,000
Realised: CAD $16,250
Realised: CAD $16,250
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Collection of Aziz Kurtha, a friend of the Artist, Dubai
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, circa 2005
Notes:
Bronze Head is an exceptional work by Maqbool Fida Husain as the woman in this painting has clearly defined features and a strong sense of individuality. Bikram Singh writes of this painting "With a few exceptions - such as the Untitled female head of 1984 (Fig 103) that looks like the head of an Egyptian woman and the brown-ink-on-paper-works done by Husain in Honolulu in 1982 in which the women clearly have delineated faces and therefore, appear as persons rather than just female forms - most of his women are faceless."
Collection of Aziz Kurtha, a friend of the Artist, Dubai
Acquired from the above by the present Private Collection, circa 2005
Notes:
Bronze Head is an exceptional work by Maqbool Fida Husain as the woman in this painting has clearly defined features and a strong sense of individuality. Bikram Singh writes of this painting "With a few exceptions - such as the Untitled female head of 1984 (Fig 103) that looks like the head of an Egyptian woman and the brown-ink-on-paper-works done by Husain in Honolulu in 1982 in which the women clearly have delineated faces and therefore, appear as persons rather than just female forms - most of his women are faceless."
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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