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SYED HAIDER RAZA (1922 - 2016) Vistar acrylic on canvas 23.5 x 23.5 in. (60 x 60 cm.) painted in 2005
US$ 70,000 - 100,000
Signed and dated ‘Raza ‘05’ (lower right) Further signed, initialed twice, titled, dated and inscribed ‘Raza / “Vistar” / 2005 / 60 x 60 cm. / acrylic on canvas’ (on the reverse) Further titled in Hindi and inscribed ‘Paris, 19th April 2005 / “’Vistar’ means expansion, an unfolding. It is through Vistar that one reaches the still centre that is the highest reality.” Charles Correa (on the reverse) PROVENANCE Acquired directly from the artist. PUBLISHED Alain Bonfand, Raza, Paris, 2008, p. 245 (illustrated)
South Asian Art | Classical, Modern AND Contemporary
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