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/ ABSENTEE BID FORM BIDDING INCREMENTS BUYING AT ARTIANA FINANCE AT ARTIANA CONDITIONS OF SALE ARTIANA GUARANTEE COLLECTION AND STORAGE ARTIST PROFILES AND INDEX LOTS1-40 12 85 86 87 88 89 92 94 100 101 102
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LOT1-10

LOT 1 SAKTIBURMAN (B.1935)

L'envol

watercolouronpaper 23.75x17.25in.(60x44cm.) paintedin1988

US$4,000-6,000

Signed'SaktiBurman'(lowerleft)

Furthersigned,datedandinscribed'Withlove toMarieFranceandBernard/SaktiBurman/ Paris/21October1988'(onthereverse)

PROVENANCE

Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist Privatecollection,Paris

MillonAuctionHouse/Lot339/SmallWorksby GreatMasters-ModernandContemporary Paintings/Paris,France/18December2018

12 ARTIANA

LOT

K.LAXMAGOUD (B.1940)

SignedanddatedinTelugu(upperleft) BearingTheGuildArtGallerylabel(onthe backofframe)

PROVENANCE

watercolouronpaper 10x6in.(25.4x15.2cm.)

paintedin2006

Untitled US$3,000-5,000

TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai Artiana/Sale1602/Lot9/SouthAsianArtModernandContemporary/Dubai/13-17

October2016

Privatecollection,Dubai

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Anextremelyversatileartist,respectedteacherandanavidwriter,Subramanyandevelopedhisrepertoirewithinspirationfrom Indiantraditionalartsandcrafts.Hisexperimentswithreversepaintingsbeganaroundthelate1970’s,therebyexposinghimto manypossibilities.Theseworksstressedonelaboratevisualnarrativesandarechargedwithhumour,surpriseandtheinexplicable. “Idoodleconstantly,basedontheimagesIseeandtheirtransformations.Theirmentalextensionsandchangesofidentity.Iwant mypaintingtobeasquickanddirectasmydoodles,andthefinalstagesofmostpaintingstrytohavetheirspontaneity.They oftenalter,evenreverse,theoriginallogic.InthewayIdoreversepaintings,allchangesandimprovisationspertaintotheearly stageswhereIusewatercolours.HereIcanchange,evenwipeoutimages,introducenewdetails.Inthelaterstage,whereIback orlockthewater-colourimagewithoilcolours,myimprovisationsareconfinedtotheuseofcolour.Whilepaintingwithgouache coloursoroils,Icanimproviseateverystage[…]Itrytogivemyreversepaintingsaniconiccharacter.Ihaveusedinformal sketchinessonlyinafewofthem.(K.G.SubramanyaninconversationwithR.SivaKumar,NewWorks:K.G.Subramanyan2014, SeagullFoundationfortheArts,exhibitioncatalogue,Calcutta,2014,p.7&8)

LOT 3

K.G.SUBRAMANYAN (1924-2016)

InitialledinMalayalam(lowercentreleft)

Signed,titled,datedandinscribed'K.G.Subramanyan/ 'RaginiVibhas'/2003/Reversepaintinginplasticsheet ingouacheandoils/'Keepthispaperinplace;it protectsthepaintingsurface.'(onthereverse)

PROVENANCE

reversepaintingingouacheandoilonacrylicsheet 11.75x8.25in.(30x21cm.) paintedin2003

RaginiVibhas US$4,000-6,000

TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai

EXHIBITED

K.G.Subramanyan:RecentWorks,TheGuildArt Gallery,Mumbai,2003

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LOT 4

MAQBOOLFIDAHUSAIN (1915-2011)

Signed,datedandinscribed'Husain/ Peking/Oct1952'(lowerright)

TheTwoChinese US$12,000-18,000

mixedmediaonpaper 13x9.25in.(33x24cm.) executedin1952

PROVENANCE

CannesEncheres/Lot525/Modernand ContemporaryArt/Cannes,France/October 2018

Privatecollection,Singapore

16 ARTIANA

LOT 5

SignedanddatedinTelugu(upperleft) BearingTheGuildArtGallerylabel(onthe backofframe)

PROVENANCE

watercolouronpaper 10x6in.(25.4x15.2cm.)

paintedin2006

ManandWoman US$3,000-5,000

TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai Artiana/Sale1601/Lot8/SouthAsianArtModernandContemporary/Dubai/17-21

March2016

Privatecollection,Dubai

BADRINARAYAN (1929-2013) SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY17

LOT 6 RAMKUMAR (1924-2018)

Signedanddated'RamKumar92'(onthereverse)

PROVENANCE

Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist

Artiana/Sale2001/Lot6/SouthAsianArt-Modern andContemporary/12-16March2020/Dubai Privatecollection,Dubai

acryliconpaper 23x36in.(58.4x91.4cm.) paintedin1992

Untitled US$14,000-20,000

PUBLISHED

MeeraMenezes,RamKumar:TraversingtheLandscape oftheMind,Saffronart,Mumbai,2016,pg.125 (illustrated)

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LOT 7 A.RAMACHANDRAN (B.1935)

oiloncanvas 18x18in.(45.7x45.7cm.) paintedin2005

Signedanddated'Ramachandran 2005'(lowerright)

PROVENANCE

TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai BagashArtGallery,Dubai Artiana/Sale1902/Lot28/SouthAsian Art-ModernandContemporary/Dubai/ 13-17June2019

Privatecollection,Dubai

Untitled US$10,000-15,000 20 ARTIANA

LOT 8 V.S.GAITONDE (1924-2001)

EachsignedinDevanagari(lowerright)

Eachnumbered'5/25'(lowerleft)

EachbearingBodhiArtlabel(onbackoftheframe) Edition5of25

PROVENANCE

Untitled US$7,000-10,000

lithographonpaper(setof2) 11.5x8.5in.(29.2x21.6cm.)each executedin2000

Saffronart,Mumbai BodhiArt,Singapore

Acquiredfromtheabovebythepresentowner EXHIBITED

V.S.Gaitonde:WorksfromPrivateCollections, Saffronart,21January-4February2011,NewDelhi

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‘PhotographcourtesyofTheRazaFoundation,NewDelhi.Image©TheRazaFoundation,NewDelhi,India. Allrightsreserved.DACS2021’

LOT 9

SAYEDHAIDERRAZA (1922-2016)

Signedanddated'RAZA'07'(lowerright)

Furthersigned,titledinHindi,datedandinscribed'RAZA/ 2007/acryliconcanvas/60x50cm'(onthereverse)

InitialedandfurtherinscribedinHindi(onthereverse)

PROVENANCE

Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist

acryliconcanvas 24x19.75in.(60.9x49.9cm.)

paintedin2007

Akela US$30,000-50,000

Artiana/Sale1702/Lot50/SouthAsianArt-Classical, ModernandContemporary/Dubai/26-30October2017

Artiana/Sale2103/Lot17/SouthAsianArt-Modernand Contemporary/Dubai/15-18April2021

Privatecollection,Dubai

SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY23

FrancisNewtonSouza(1924-2002)isamongIndia's mostinfluentialmodernpainters.Muchlikehismoniker, EnfantTerribleofIndianArt,hewasafreethinker, oftenrebelliousinhisideologiesandirreverentto institutionshefeltwererestrictiveandoutdatedintheir norms.

Heoftenportrayedsubjectsthataregrotesqueoroften immenselydisproportionate-whetherafaceora landscapeandaimedfortheshockfactormorethanthe aestheticallypleasing.Hedidthistochallengeexisting ideasandposithisownsocialcommentaryorcriticism.

Onesuchideawaswomanhoodandsexuality,whichhe exploredonnumerouscanvasesthroughouthis painterlycareer.Inthem,heportrayedhisoften complexviewsonthetopic,themorality,andtheguilt ofteninvolvedwithit.

Thecurrentpicture,paintedin1984,isanexampleof this.Init,Souzadepictedawomaninthenude,

focusingonherbreastsandvoluptuousbody,whichis moreexaggeratedthanrealistic.Hepaintedanerotic woman,unashamedandfreefromanysocial limitations.Doingwithoutsubtlenessandportrayingan imageofsensualitythatisforthright,directand unapologetic,muchliketheartist.

ThenudesofSouzaare,inalllikelihood,intendedto undermineCatholicmoralityandnormstoexposethe Church'sinflexibilityandself-righteousness.Ashe explainedinhis1992article'NakedWomenand Religion,publishedinDebonairmagazine,"AsaRoman Catholicyouth,borninGoa,Iwasfamiliarwithpriests bellowingsermonsfrompulpitsagainstsexand immodestyparticularlyaddressedtowomen,making themstrickenwithguilt.TheCatholicmenstoodcocky intheirsuitsandties,concurringwiththepriests,lusting fornakedwomeninwardly.Hypocrites!"(asquotedin YashodharaDalmia,TheMakingofModernIndianArt: TheProgressives,OxfordUniversityPress,NewDelhi, 2001,p.92).

Signedanddated'Souza84'(upperright)

oilonmasonite 36x24in.(91.4x61cm.)

paintedin1984

Nude US$30,000-50,000

PROVENANCE

Saffronart/Lot41/FNSouza:LiveAuction/ Mumbai/11September2013

Privatecollection,Singapore

LOT 10 FRANCISNEWTONSOUZA (1924-2002) SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY25

LOT11-20

LOT 11

SATISHGUJRAL (1925-2020)

Untitled(Goats) US$30,000-50,000

Signed'Gujral'inDevanagari(upper right) mixedmediaoncanvas 34x45in.(86.5x114.5cm)

PROVENANCE

Privatecollection,Dubai

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LOT 12 JOGENCHOWDHURY

(B.1939)

Signedanddated'Jogen2018'(upper edge)

FurtherinitialedinBengali(lowerright) Titled'ThinkingMan'(upperleft)

ink&brushonpaper 8x12in.(20.3x30.5cm.)

paintedin2018

ThinkingMan US$1,200-1,800

PROVENANCE

Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist Privatecollection,Kolkata

SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY31

Whenoneconsiderstherecenthistoryofcontemporary art-aformofexpressionthatincreasinglystrugglesto maintainavant-gardecredentialsasthesearedefinedby Westerncriticsandcurators,oneincreasinglynoticesthe creativecontributionbeingmadebynon-Westernscripts whichtendtocontainapictorialelementthatisabsent fromWesternalphabets.Arabicscriptdiffersfrom Chineseideogramsinanimportantrespect-ideograms areinfactcondensedandstylizedpictures,andthis elementisabsentinArabic,althoughArabicwritingcan beusedplayfullytoconstructstylizedimagesofthings thatexistintheeternalworld.Askilledcalligraphercan makeananimaloraflower.WhatArabicscriptcandois tosupplyaportal,theentrypointtoarealmofthe imaginationthatcannotbedefinedinwordsalone.Jamil Naqsh'sversionofthe'99Names'donotmerelyspellout ameaning-theyinvitebothmeditationandspeculation.

TextReference: EdwardLucie-Smith,JamilNaqsh:ThePaintedWord, AlbemarleGallery,Exhibitioncatalogue,unpaginated

LOT 13 JAMILNAQSH (1939-2019)

Signed'JamilNaqsh'(lowerleft)

(LotNote:Fromasetof100calligraphypaintings fromtheseries'Allahandthe99namesofGod')

PROVENANCE

PontoneGallery,London

Privatecollection,Dubai

EXHIBITED

oiloncanvas 10x12in.(25x30cm.) paintedin2013

Al-Quddus,TheHoly US$3,000-5,000

JamilNaqsh:'ThePaintedWord',AlbemarleGallery, London,4July2013-31August2013

PUBLISHED

EdwardLucie-Smith,JamilNaqsh:ThePaintedWord, AlbemarleGallery,London,2013,pg.199(illustrated)

34 ARTIANA

LOT 14

JAMILNAQSH (1939-2019)

Plate259

oiloncanvas 10x12in.(25x30cm.) paintedin2013

US$3,000-5,000

Signed'JamilNaqsh'(lowerleft)

(LotNote:Fromasetof50calligraphypaintingsfrom theseries'VersesinPraiseofGod')

PROVENANCE

PontoneGallery,London

Privatecollection,Dubai

EXHIBITED JamilNaqsh'ThePaintedWord',AlbemarleGallery, London,4July2013-31August2013

PUBLISHED EdwardLucie-Smith,JamilNaqsh:ThePaintedWord, AlbemarleGallery,London,2013,pg.168(illustrated)

SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY35

LaluPrasadShawisaself-trainedartistwho emergedasoneoftheleadingfigures amongIndiangraphicartistsduringthe resurgenceofprintmakinginthelatesixties. HemadeanameforhimselfbothinIndia andabroad,winningacclaim,accoladesand cementinghimselfasoneofthebestinthe field.Morethanprintmaking,heisalsoone ofthefewpainterswholedBengalartina newdirectionwhenIndianartwasindire needofafreshbeginning.

Itwasduringtheearly1970swhenhejoined KalaBhavanaasafacultymemberthathis arttooktothisnewdirectionofpainting aftergettinginspiredbyCompanyPeriod Lucknowtemperas.Thisswitchtoanentirely newidiomandmediawasastretchfromthe abstractgraphicsthathedidforlong; however,itdidnotclashwithhispursuitof figuration.

Inthepicture,theladyisstandingwitha gentlegesturewhileenjoyingaquiettimeof leisure.Sheexudesanairofeleganceand refinementseeninherposture,accessories, andentiredemeanor.Theportraitis achievedwithbrightflatcolorsandtidylines whileconfinedwithinborders,anidiom fashionedfromdiversesourcesofnative pictorialtradition.Aswithhisearlytemperas, thereisanobviousreferencetotheBengal Schoolbutevolvedtobeartheimprintofa modernistsensibility.

TextReference: ManasijMajumder,LaluPrasadShaw:ADual Discourse,TheFineArtAdvisory,Dubai, unpaginated

LOT 15 LALUPRASADSHAW (B.1937)

SignedanddatedinBengalitwice (lowercenterleftandlowerright)

PROVENANCE

Untitled US$5,000-7,000

temperaonboard 22.5x15in.(57.2x38cm.) paintedin2010

AakritiArtGallery,Kolkata Artiana/Sale2001/Lot25/SouthAsianArt-Modern andContemporary/Dubai/12-16March2020

PROVENANCE

Masterpieces2016:PrivateSaleCatalogue,AakritiArt Gallery,2016,pg.35(illustrated)

SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY37

LOT 16

SAYEDHAIDERRAZA (1922-2016)

PROVENANCE

Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist Artiana/Sale1702/Lot32/SouthAsianArtClassical,ModernandContemporary/Dubai/26 -30October2017

Privatecollection,Dubai

acryliconpaper 25.5x19.75in.(65x50cm.)

paintedin1977

Rajasthan US$40,000-60,000

Signedanddated'RAZA'77'(lowerleft)

Furthersigned,titled,datedandinscribed'RAZA/"Rajasthan"/1977/ acryliconpaper/65x50cm'(onthereverse)

InitialedtwiceandfurthertitledinHindi(onthereverse)

PUBLISHED

AlainBonfand,Raza,EditionsdelaDifférence, Paris,2008,p.100(illustrated)

AshokVajpeyi,ALifeinArt:S.HRaza,ArtAlive MastersSeriesBooks,NewDelhi,2007,p.211 (illustrated)

AnneMacklin,SHRaza,CatalogueRaisonné,1972 -1989(VolumeII),VadehraArtGalleryandThe RazaFoundation,NewDelhi,2022,p.164(Ref77 -07)(illustrated)

SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY39

'Parekh'sexpressionofthesacredcityisanabstractedessence,ahighlypersonalresponsetotheparticular iconography.Thisisnotliterallandscapepainting-farfromit.Theartistrespondstothesenseofplace,andthe fundamentalforcesthatmoveit;thecycleoflifeanddeath,thebrilliantcoloursthatdecorateanddefinethecity, thealmostprimevalforcesthatdrivethevastnumbersofpilgrimsthroughthisreveredplaceandthemightyriver thatdefinesandliterallyunderlinesthecity.AgreatpaintersuchasParekh,transportedemotionallybythesights andsoundsofthisplace,willabsorbthevisualalphabet;itwillsoakintohisverysubconsciousandthenlater re-emergeontoablankcanvas.'(PeterOsborne,ManuParekh:Banaras,EternityWatchesTime,MapinPublishing, 2007,p.27)

LOT 17

MANUPAREKH (B.1939)

Signedanddated'ManuParekh09' (lowerright)

acryliconcanvas 26x41in.(66x104cm.)

paintedin2009

BanarasinMoonlight US$8,000-12,000

PROVENANCE Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist Privatecollection,Dubai

PUBLISHED

Banaras|Varanasi-MappingtheCityofLight: ManuParekhTheFineArtAdvisory,Dubai, 2015,unpaginated(illustrated)

SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY43

LOT 18

SENAKASENANAYAKE (B.1951)

Signedanddated'SenakaSenanayake 2000'(lowerright)

BearingPicassoGallerylabel(onbackofthe frame)

Untitled US$5,000-7,000

mixedmediaonpaper 21.75x29.75in.(55x75.5cm.) paintedin2000

PROVENANCE

TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai BagashArtGallery,Dubai Privatecollection,Dubai

44 ARTIANA

Signedanddated'KKhanna/3-05'(onthereverse)

PROVENANCE

Saffronart/Lot20/KrishenKhanna/5August-22

October2005

Privatecollection,Mumbai

Artiana/Sale1802/Lot33/SouthAsianArtClassical,ModernandContemporary/6-10December

oiloncanvas 9.75x14.25in.(25x36cm.)

paintedin2005

Untitled US$7,000-10,000

2018/Dubai

Privatecollection,Dubai

EXHIBITED

KrishenKhanna,Saffronart,Mumbai,5August-22

October2005

SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY45
LOT 19 KRISHENKHANNA (B.1925)

AsanIndianicon,MotherTeresaappealedtoHusain'ssensibilitiesasanartist,notonlyforherworkwiththepoorbutalso forwhatthereligiousfiguresignifies,anotionofamother.Theartist,whosemotherpassedawayduringhischildhood, associatedthesaintasalivingpersonificationofhisownmotherandtheveryideaofmotherhoodingeneral.

Seenhereasafacelessentity,Husaincompletelyremovedanyfacialfeaturesfromtheportraitandinsteaddepictedthe iconinoutline,almostimperceptibleifnotfortherobesshedonned,awhitesariwithabroadblueborder,accentuating theabstractfigureandimplyingasenseofcorporealityinanotherwiseabstractedfiguration.Althoughtheinsideofthe robesthatholdherpresenceisshownhollow,sheisdepictedpurportedlyreadytoreachouttohelpthedestituteintoher folds.Wittingly,thegarbwhichHusainhighlightedinhisinterpretationsofthesubjectservesasanapt,albeitabstract metaphorthateffectivelyevokesboththepersonandthesymbolismthatsheinspires.

Theartiststates“Ihavetriedtocaptureinmypaintingswhatherpresencemeanttothedestituteandthedying,thelight andhopeshebroughtbymereinquiry,byputtingherhandoverachildabandonedinthestreet.Ididnotcryatthis encounter.Ireturnedwithsomuchstrengthandsadnessthatitcontinuestofermentwithin."(Artiststatement,Y.Dalmia, TheMakingofModernIndianArt:TheProgressives,NewYork,2001,p.116)

LOT 20

MAQBOOLFIDAHUSAIN (1915-2011)

Untitled(MotherTeresa)

acryliconcanvas painting:36x36in.(91.4x91.4)

hangingareameasurement:51.25x50.75in.(129.9x129.3cm.)

paintedcirca1990s

US$120,000-180,000

Signed'Husain'(onthereverse)

BearingChristie'slabelandtag(onthebackoftheframe)

PROVENANCE

Christie's/LiveAuction1115/Lot288/Indianand SoutheastAsianArtincluding20thCenturyIndian/New York/19September2002

Christie's/LiveAuction20585/Lot614/SouthAsian Modern+ContemporaryArtIncludingWorksfromthe CollectionofMahinderandSharadTak/NewYork/23 March2022

Privatecollection,Dubai

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LOT21-30

LOT 21

PARITOSHSEN (1918-2008)

Signedanddated'ParitoshSen/99' (lowerleft) oilbarandcharcoalonpaper 40x30in.(101.6x76.2cm.)

paintedin1999

RavanMourningtheDeathofhisSon US$6,000-9,000

PROVENANCE

Privatecollection,Dubai

52 ARTIANA

LOT 22

JOGENCHOWDHURY (B.1939)

MuscularMan-II

ink&brushonpaper 11x8in.(27.9x20.3cm.)

paintedin2018

US$1,200-1,800

Signed,dated'Jogen2018'(lowerleft)and initialed'J'(lowerright)

FurtherinitialedanddatedinBengali (upperleft)

Titled'MuscularMan-II'(centreright)

PROVENANCE

Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist Privatecollection,Kolkata

SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY53

LOT 23

K.G.SUBRAMANYAN (1924-2016)

InitialledinMalayalam(lowercentreright)

Signed,titled,datedandinscribed'K.G.Subramanyan /'PeacockThrone'/2002/Reversepaintingon plasticsheet/'Pleasekeepthispaperinplaceasit protectsthepaintsurface.'(onthereverse)

PROVENANCE

reversepaintingingouacheandoilonacrylicsheet 11.75x8.25in.(30x21cm.)

paintedin2002

PeacockThrone US$4,000-6,000

GallerySumukha,Bengaluru

EXHIBITEDANDPUBLISHED

K.G.Subramanyan:ARetrospective,NationalGalleryof ModernArt,NewDelhi,2003,p.85(illustrated)

54 ARTIANA

LOT 24 PARITOSHSEN (1918-2008)

Signedanddated'ParitoshSen/05' (lowerright)

PROVENANCE

acryliconcanvas 36x30in.(91.4x76.2cm.) paintedin2005

RavanaMourningtheDeathofhisSon US$6,000-9,000

Privatecollection,Dubai

PUBLISHED

MrinalGhosh,ParitoshSen:IXthDecade, Neovision,NewDelhi,2006,p.188(illustrated)

SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY55

LOT 25

MAQBOOLFIDAHUSAIN (1915-2011)

SignedinBengali(lowerright) Inscribed'Dallas'(lowerleft)

PROVENANCE

mixedmediaonpaper 21.75x14.5in.(55.2x36.8cm.)

Untitled(Dallas) US$20,000-30,000

BagashArtGallery,Dubai

Artiana/Sale1701/Lot59/SouthAsianArtClassical,ModernandContemporary/Dubai/ 23-27March2017

Privatecollection,Dubai

SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY57

LOT 26

SHYAMALDUTTARAY (1934-2005)

Untitled US$3,000-5,000

watercolouronpaper 27x28.75in.(68.6x73cm.)

SignedanddatedinBengali(lowerright)

PROVENANCE Privatecollection,Dubai
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LOT 27

C.N.KARUNAKARAN (1940-2013)

Signedanddated'KARUNAKARAN 2011'(lowerright)

Anxiety US$2,000-3,000

acrylicandoiloncanvas 12x12in.(30.5x30.5cm.) paintedin2011

PROVENANCE

Acquiredfromtheestateoftheartist Artiana/Sale1901/Lot20/ArtBeyond Borders/Dubai/28-31March2019

Privatecollection,Dubai

SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY59

LOT 28

A.RAMACHANDRAN (B.1935)

Signedanddated'Ramachandran2006'(lowerright) Furthersigned,datedandinscribed'Ramachandran/ 2006/StudiesfromRajasthan'(onthereverse)

PROVENANCE

oiloncanvas 18x18in.(45.7x45.7cm.)

paintedin2006

Untitled US$10,000-15,000

TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai BagashArtGallery,Dubai Artiana/Sale1702/Lot38/SouthAsianArt-Classical, ModernandContemporary/Dubai/26-30October

2017

Privatecollection,Dubai

60 ARTIANA

LOT 29 THOTAVAIKUNTAM

(B.1942)

twoworksoncanvasboard charcoaloncanvas

11x8.5in.(27.9x21.6cm.)each

executedin2005

Untitled US$3,000-5,000

SignedinTelugu(loweredgeeach)

PROVENANCE

Artiana/Sale1901/Lot25/ArtBeyond

Borders/Dubai/28-31March2019

Privatecollection,Dubai

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Paintedforthefirsttimein1980,theMotherTeresaserieshasfrequentlyresurfaced,andinvariedmediums, inHusain’srepertoire.Itsdistinctnessandaccessibilityhasearnedtheseriessignificantinterestandpopularity.

Oftenshownasafacelessfigure,thewomaninthisseriesisnotlimitedtothehistoricityofhertheme;she manifestsdistinctpointsinaspectrumthatincludes,forinstance,thegeneralnotionsofmotherhood,the VirginMaryandperhapsevenHusain’sownmotherwhopassedawayinhisearlyboyhood.Variationsin mediumaside,afacelesswoman,drapedinawhitesariwithadarkblueborder,ofteninthecompanyof children,isacommonrefrainintheseries.

“Ihavetriedtocaptureinmypaintingswhatherpresencemeanttothedestituteandthedying,thelightand hopeshebroughtbymereinquiry,byputtingherhandoverachildabandonedinthestreet.Ididnotcryat thisencounter.Ireturnedwithsomuchstrengthandsadnessthatitcontinuestofermentwithin."(Artist statement,Y.Dalmia,TheMakingofModernIndianArt:TheProgressives,NewYork,2001,p.116)

LOT 30

MAQBOOLFIDAHUSAIN (1915-2011)

acryliconcanvas 30x40in.(76.2x101cm.)

circa2000's

Untitled(3M's) US$120,000-180,000

PROVENANCE

Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist Artiana/Sale1701/Lot60/SouthAsianArtClassical,ModernandContemporary/Dubai/ 23-27March2017

Privatecollection,Dubai

Signed'Husain'(upperright)
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LOT31-40

The1970'swasaperiodwhereRaza’sstressonhisIndiansensibilitiesbecamemostapparent.Havingleftfor Franceintheearly1950's,Raza’ssenseofmemory–particularlyofhischildhoodtrystwiththeearth,forests andrivers–playedastrongroleinshapinghisartisticworldview.Thesememorieswerereinstatedandpatched togetherinthefrequentvisitshewouldmaketoIndiathroughthe1960s.

DrawingfromtheminiaturetraditionsoftheRajputsandthelandscapesofRajasthan,Razaaddressedthis senseofnostalgiathroughmajorpartsofthe1970'sand1980's.Themelangeofcoloursanddistinctbrush strokesevokeavibrantrepresentationofIndianlandscapes,whileretaininganon-representationalqualitythat hadbecometypicaltoRazabythisperiod.

"Sometimebetween1975and1980,IbegantofeelthedrawofmyIndianheritage.Ithought:Icomefrom India,Ihaveadifferentvision;IshouldincorporatewhatIhavelearnedinFrancewithIndianconcepts.Inthis period,IvisitedIndiaeveryyeartostudyIndianphilosophy,iconography,magicdiagrams(yantras),and ancientIndianart,particularlyHindu,Buddhist,andJainart.IwasimpressedbypaintingsfromBasholi,Malwa, andMewar,andbegancombiningcoloursinamannerthatechoedIndianminiaturepainting."(Razain conversationwithAmritaJhaveri,Sotheby’sPreview,March/April2007,p.57)

LOT 31

SAYEDHAIDERRAZA (1922-2016)

Rajasthan

acryliconpaper 25.5x19.75in.(65x50cm.) paintedin1977

US$40,000-60,000

Signedanddated'RAZA'77'(lowerright)

Furthersigned,titled,datedandinscribed'RAZA/"Rajasthan"/1977 /acryliconpaper/65x50cm'(onthereverse)

InitialedtwiceandfurthertitledinHindi(onthereverse)

PROVENANCE

Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist

PUBLISHED

AshokVajpeyi,ALifeinArt:S.HRaza,ArtAliveMastersSeriesBooks, NewDelhi,2007,p.213(illustrated)

AlainBonfand,Raza,EditionsdelaDifférence,Paris,2008,p.101 (illustrated)

AnneMacklin,SHRaza,CatalogueRaisonné,1972-1989(VolumeII), VadehraArtGalleryandTheRazaFoundation,NewDelhi,2022, p.164(Ref77-08)(illustrated)

AshokVajpeyi(ed),SayedHaiderRaza,MapinPublishingin associationwithTheRazaFoundation,India,2023,p.260(illustrated)

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LOT 32

JOGENCHOWDHURY (B.1939)

FaceofaWorker

ink&brushonpaper 7x5in.(17.8x12.7cm.) paintedin2018

US$1,000-1,500

Signedanddated'Jogen18'(lowerright)

Initialed'J'(upperleft)andinBengali (lowerright)

Titled'Faceofan[sic]Worker'(loweredge)

PROVENANCE

Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist Privatecollection,Kolkata

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SignedanddatedinEnglish'Jogen2018' (lowerleft)

FurtherinitialedinBengali(upperleft)and dated(lowerright)

Titled'Faceofan[sic]Youngman'(upper centre)

Ink&brushonpaper 12x8in.(30.5x20.3cm.) paintedin2018

FaceofaYoungMan US$1,200-1,800

PROVENANCE

Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist Privatecollection,Kolkata

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LOT 33 JOGENCHOWDHURY (B.1939)

BaijuParthanisacontemporarypainterandoneoftheearlyexponentsofnewmediaartandmediatic-realisminthe Indianartscene.Hisartistic"vocabularyconsistsofarcanesymbols,foundimagery,aswellascontemporary photographicandcomputer-generatedimagerythatarewoventogethertocreateartworkswhichrevealadensemultilayeredphenomenologicallandscape"(BaijuParthan:RayTrace,ArtMusings,Mumbai,exhibitioncatalogue,May2018, notpaginated).

ThepearshownhereandreferredtoastheengineeredfruitinParthan'sotherworksisasignaturemotifthathe'sbeen usingforyears.The"perfectfruit"attainedthroughhybridizationandgeneticmodificationisasymbolismofsociety's ideaofperfection.

Usingsymbolstoamplifyideas,Baijuacknowledgesthecomplexitiesoftheworldwhileembracingdifferentviews.He hascombinedhispainterlyconcernswithhisexplorationsofcyberspacetoproduceaseriesofabstractandrichly texturedworksthatalsoserveasathought-provokingsocialcommentaryonthecontinuallyshiftingworldviewsand socio-politicaltrends.

LOT 34 BAIJUPARTHAN (B.1956)

Signedanddated'BaijuParthan05'(upperright) Furtherdatedandsigned'March19th2005/Baiju Parthan2005'(onthereverse)

Untitled US$4,000-6,000

acryliconcanvas 12.25x12.25in.(31x31cm.) paintedin2005

PROVENANCE

ArtforConcern,TheAnnualCharityAuction,Mumbai Artiana/Lot18/Sale1901/ArtBeyondBorders/ Dubai/28-31March2019

Privatecollection,Dubai

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LOT 35 PARESHMAITY

(B.1965)

acryliconcanvas 54x54in.(137.2x137.2cm.)

paintedin2019

CeskyKrumlov US$25,000-35,000

(lowerleft)

PROVENANCE Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist Signedanddated'PareshMaity19'
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LOT 36 T.V.SANTHOSH (B.1968)

Signed,datedandinscribed'T.V. Santhosh/2004/oiloncanvas/2'x2': Size'(onthereverse)

Untitled US$3,500-5,500

oiloncanvas 11.25x11.25in.(28.5x28.5cm.) paintedin2004

PROVENANCE

TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai BagashArtGallery,Dubai Privatecollection,Dubai

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LOT 37 RIYASKOMU (B.1971)

Signed,titled,andinscribed'RiyasKomu/ ThelastVersionofFloweringhistory(Large) -III/Oiloncanvas/61/2x4'(onthe reverse)

Furthersignedanddated'Komu/'05'(on thereverse)

oiloncanvas 48x78in.(122x198cm.)

paintedin2005

TheLastVersionofFloweringHistory US$12,000-18,000

PROVENANCE

Sotheby's/Sale#L10222/Lot84/SouthAsian Art/London/June2010

BagashArtGallery,Dubai Privatecollection,Dubai

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LOT 38 RIYASKOMU

(B.1971)

TragicDayOptimist-15

oilandenameloncanvas 24x48in.(60.9x121.9cm.)(diptych) paintedin2003

US$10,000-15,000

Signed,titled,datedandinscribed'Riyas Komu/"TragicDayOptimist-15"/2003/ Oilandenameloncanvas/4x2(onthe reverse)

PROVENANCE

TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai BagashArtGallery,Dubai Privatecollection,Dubai

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LOT 39

HIMMATSHAH (B.1933)

Untitled

bronze

height-15in.(38.1cm.)

width-6in.(15.2cm.)

depth-6in.(15.2cm.)

castedin2016

US$12,000-18,000

Signed'Himmat'(onthebase)

Edition4of5

PROVENANCE

SantiniketanSocietyofVisualArtandDesign (SSVAD) Privatecollection,Dubai

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ThesculpturesofartistKSRadhakrishnan arerenownedfortheirintricatedetails, ofteninspiredbyIndianmythology, spiritualityandthehumancondition, characterizedbytheiruniqueblendof traditionalandcontemporarystyles.One ofhismostfamousworksistheSmooth SailingoftheBoatsculpture,asseen here,abronzestructuredepictingaboat sailingsmoothlyoverthewaves. Intricatelycast,thisthought-provoking pieceofartexploresthecomplexitiesof humanexistenceandlife'sjourney.The boat,acommonmotifinmanyspiritual andphilosophicaltraditions,represents one'sjourney,sailingupanddown throughlife'shighsandlowsand constantlymovingwiththeebbandflow ofthewavesofourexperiences.The stickfiguresrepresentthepeoplewe meetandsharethejourneywith.

LOT 40

K.S.RADHAKRISHNAN (B.1956)

SmoothSailingoftheBoat

bronze

height-22.5in.(57cm.)

width-20.5in.(50cm.)

depth-12.5in.(32cm.)

castedin2021

US$15,000-20,000

PROVENANCE Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist Privatecollection,Kolkata Signed'Radha'(onthebase) SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY83
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• Fullyclimate controlledartstoragefacility

•In-housearthandlingtruck fortransportation

•Bespokecollectionmanagementservices

• Locatedinthesafeand convenient jurisdictionofDubai International Financial Centre(DIFC)

• Assetsstoredaregoverned byacommonlawframeworkwithlawsand regulations issuedinEnglish

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FINANCE AT ARTIANA

WhatisArtianaFineArtFinance?

ArtianaFineArtFinanceisourart financeadvisorydivision Leveraginguponthestrengthofourauctionhouseplatform, wespecializein financingsolutionsthatcatertoboth—buyersinourauctionsas wellasotherswhocanborrowagainst blue-chipIndianart works.

Whatservicesdoes ArtianaFine ArtFinanceprovide?

Weprovide financesolutionstoconsignorsandFlexiPayoptionsto buyersatourauctions, andarrangeadvancessecuredagainstIndian fineartat competitiveinterestrates. Ourbespoke financesolutionsprovide financingforfreshacquisitionsorexistingcollections.

WhatisFlexiPay?

Buyersatourauctionscan availofourFlexiPayschemetopayforthelots won bythemsubjecttoeligibility, andsecuringapre-approvalbefore theauction. BiddersintendingtouseFlexiPaytopayfortheiritemsshouldcontacttheauctiondeskbeforetheauctionwithdetailsofthetotal anticipatedamountandspecificlot/sthat wouldbe requiredtobecovered bytheFlexiPayschemeincasethebidsaresuccessful TheFlexiPay schemecoversupto80%ofthelowerestimate valueofthelotsexcludinganytaxesand/orlevies, andthebalanceamount overandabovethe amountcovered bytheFlexiPayschemehastobesettledwithinthe regulartimelineasmentionedintheinvoice Theitem/s remaininthe custodyof Artianatillallamountsdueundertheschemeandanyotherincidentalchargesareclearedinfull bythebuyer.

WhatisthetenorandchargesfortheFlexiPayscheme?

Themaximumamountcovered bytheFlexiPayschemeisupto80%oflowerestimate valueofthe respectivelot, whichcanbedividedintoequal paymentsrangingfrom3to12monthsandtheservicechargespayablefor availingtheschemeisaflatrateof12% p.a. proratedasperthepayment tenor ThereisnoarrangementfeeorstoragechargesapplicablewhereasinsurancechargesarebilledatactualstoallFlexiPayclients.

Why financeorborrowagainstart?

Byfinancingtheirpurchasesat Artianaauctions, clientscantakeadvantageofopportunity buysandscheduleadelayedorinstallmentpaymenton theiracquisitionsbasedontheircash flows. Byleveragingexistingartworks, ourclientsoptimizetheuseandenjoymentoftheircollection, while unlockingequityandallowingfurtherportfoliodiversification.

WhattypeofartdoesArtianaFineArtFinanceacceptascollateral?

Wewillconsiderindividualartworksandcollectionsof blue-chipIndianfineartascollateral Artworks mustbefreelymarketableandproduced by prominentartistswithanexistingtrackrecordinthesecondarymarket.

Whatistheartworkevaluationprocessforexternalartcollateral?

Weareanauctionhouse, andofferadvisoryservicesonahighlyconfidentialbasisto evaluateartworks Theindividualartworkorcollectionwill beestimated byusasiftheyarebeingproposedforauction, andtheadvanceagainsttheseitem/swilltypicallybe50%ofthelowerestimate value offered byus Wewillalso requireanindependentinspection byaconservator.

WhatLoan-To-Value(LTV)doesArtianaFineArtFinanceofferagainsttheartworks?

Wewilltypicallyadvanceupto80%ofthelowerestimate valueofartworkspurchasedatourauctionsorupto60%oftheappraised valueofthe proposedexternalartcollateral.

WhataretheadvancesizesthatArtianaFineArtFinanceoffers?

WearrangeadvancesstartingatUSD50,000andcanassistinsecuringadvancesofsubstantiallylargeramounts. For buyersatourauctions wecan offerareducedthresholdonacase-to-casebasis.

Howlongdoesthedisbursaltake?

Theapprovaldependsonthelocationoftheartworksandtheclients’ art ownershipstructure However, ourdomainexpertiseandlarge, liquid balancesheetsofourfinanciersallowustocompletetheprocessmorequicklythantraditionaloperators.

Doourclientsretainpossessionoftheirart?

No, we requirethattheartworkbeheldascollateralinourartstorage facilitytilltheadvancehasbeenfullypaidbacktoour financier.

Willtheartworksbeinsuredduringthetermtheyareheldascollateralinstorage?

Throughoutthetermthattheartworksareheldascollateraltheywillbeinsuredatdoubleoftheadvanceamount, tocoverthefull valueoftheart asset Thepolicywillbeassignedtousfordistributingtheamountsasstipulated, betweentheclientandfinancier Theinsurancecoverstheitems rightfromthetimeofcollection, duringstorageuntilthe finalhandover.

Whoownstheartworksduringthetermtheyareheldascollateralinstorage?

Theartworks remaintheclients’ propertyduringtheentirestorageperiod.

WhataretheadvantagesofArtiana’sFineArtFinancecomparedtoatraditionalbankloan?

Ouradvancesoffer flexibilityanda variabletenorsupto24monthswithano-chargeearlyexitoption. Unlockingequityand receivingliquidity withoutcumbersomedocumentationandcreditapprovalprocess Thereisnopersonalliability, thecollateralizedartworksarethesoleguarantee towardstheadvance(non recourse).

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Whataretheearlyexitoptionsbeforeexpiryoftheagreedtenor?

Clientscanrequestanearlyexitbeforetheexpiryoftheagreedtenorby giving30daysnoticewithoutanyexitchargesbeingpayable Any advanceservicechargescollectedinsuchcaseswillbenon-refundable.

Whatarethechargesandcostsfortheserviceandadvance?

ArtianaFine ArtFinancewillchargeanarrangementfeeof2%oftheadvanceamountsarrangedagainstexternalartassets, thisfeeis waivedfor financearrangedagainstpurchasesmadeinourauctions. Dependingonthe value, tenorandtermsoftheadvancethechargesarecalculatedat typically15% p.a., payablequarterlyinadvancefor fixedmaturitypayments, andata flatrateof12% p.a. formonthlyinstallmentpayments. Thechargesaresetatthestartofthe facilityand fixedfortheentiretenor Therearenoadditionalcostsfor evaluationandstorage, insurance coverisprocured by Artianatocoverthefull valueoftheassetandbilledatactualstotheclient.

• FlexiPayscheme forbuyersatourauctions

•Bespokesolutions for consignorsandcollectors

•Fastdecisionsandquickdisbursals

• Flexible tenorsand repaymentoptions

•Noearlyexit feespayable

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CONDITIONS OF SALE

Artiana: Artiana referstoour relevantcorporateentityactingasa representativeofeitheritself, anyofitsaffiliates, assignsoranyof itsSellers.

•For any and all clients and/or transactions from Rest of Worldexceptthe UAE: Refersto ArtianaLimited, acompany dulyincorporatedinRAKInternationalCorporateCentre-UAE, bearingregistrationnumberIC20120900.

•For any and all clients and/or transactions from within the UAE: Refersto ArtianaFZE, acompanydulyincorporated intheHamriyahFreezone-UAE, bearingregisterednumber19542. (DesignatedVATexemptfreezoneswithintheUAEaredeemedas RestofWorldregion)

ArtianaServer: Thesystem(s)thatprovidescomputerdeviceswith accessto resourcessharedoncomputernetworks, including Artiana data, applicationfilesandprinters.

Auction: AnauctionofProperty(ies)/Lot(s)tobeconducted by Artianaonwww.artiana.comoranyother websiteonthedate indicatedintheAuctionCatalogue.

AuctionCatalogue: Thecatalogueaspublished by Artiana, whether inprint, ontheMobile Application, oronthe Website, includingthe Print AuctionCatalogue, theMobileApp AuctionCatalogue, the Online AuctionCatalogue, andtheeCataloguewith respecttoan Auction, containingdetailsoftheAuctionalongwiththedescription, priceandotherdetailsofPropertiestobeofferedforsaleatsuch Auction. IncaseofanydiscrepancybetweenthePrint Auction Catalogue, theMobileApp AuctionCatalogue, theOnline Auction Catalogueand/ortheeCatalogue, theOnline AuctionCatalogue, as modified by Artianafromtimetotime, shalltakeprecedence.

AuctionClosingSchedule: Theschedulespecifyingtheclosing timesforBidsforeachLottobesoldthroughtheAuctionas specifiedintheAuctionCatalogue.

Bid: ThepriceofferedbyaBiddertopurchaseaparticularProperty offeredforsaleatanAuction.

Bidder:Aperson making a Bid for the purchase of one or more Property(ies)offeredforsaleatanAuctioninaccordancewiththe termsandconditionssetoutintheConditionsofSaleandsuch personshallbedeemedtohaveenteredintoallapplicablecontracts underthegoverninglaw.

Buyer: TheBiddermakingthe WinningBidwithrespecttoa Property(ies), whohastherebyagreedtopay/haspaidtheSalePrice payablewith respecttosuchProperty(ies).

ClosingDate: Thedatespecifiedinthe AuctionClosingSchedule onwhichtheAuctioncloses.

ClosingTime: ThetimeatwhichtheAuctionforanyoftheLot GroupslistedintheAuctionClosingSchedulecloses.

ConditionsofSale: TheConditions, whicharepublishedinanyof the AuctionCataloguesandareapplicableto everyBidand everysale ofPropertymadethroughan Auction. Incaseofaconflictbetween theConditionspublishedintheOnlineAuctionCatalogueandinthe Print AuctionCatalogueoreCatalogue, theOnline Auction

Catalogue version, asmodified by Artianafromtimetotime, shall takeprecedence.

Cultural Artifacts: Antiquitiesanditemsofhistoricalinterestor significancedesignatedasCulturalProperty.

Description: AllthedetailsofaPropertyassetoutinthe Auction Catalogueandmayinclude, withoutlimitation, thenameoftheartist, designerormanufacturer, thetitleoftheProperty, andthefollowing additionaldetails.

• ForArtworks: Thesignatureoftheartist/dateoftheProperty(if any), thesurface, medium, editionnumber(whereverapplicable) anddimensionsoftheProperty.

• ForPreciousObjects: Anyotherfeaturesorcharacteristicsofthe PropertymentionedintheAuctionCatalogue.

eCatalogue: Anelectronic reproductionofthePrint Auction Cataloguethatmaybemade availableonthe Websiteforcertain auctions.

LotGroups:TheProperties groupedtogetherforAuctionthatwill closeataparticulartime.

MobileApplication: ReferstoArtiana’sproprietarymobileauction application, asupdatedfromtimetotime, and availablefordownload fromtheAppleAppStoreorGooglePlay, forthepurposeofviewing the AuctionCatalogue, placingBids, viewing Auction results, accessingotherinformation relatedto Artianaorthe Auction, and receivingpushnotificationsonamobiledevice.

MobileAppAuctionCatalogue: ThescreenswithintheMobile Application relatingtothe Auction, asmaybeamendedfromtime totime.

Notices: Informationincludedinthe AuctionCatalogue by Artiana -whetherinprintoronlineorontheMobileApplication-to correcterrorsandomissionsintheAuctionCatalogue Although theseareprovidedfortheBidders’ convenience, theOnline Auction Catalogue, asmodified by Artianafromtimetotime, shalltake precedenceinallcasesofdiscrepancy.

OnlineAuctionCatalogue: Thewebpagesonthe Websiterelating tothe Auction, asmaybeamendedfromtimetotimeincluding web pagesaccessibleviathelink “AuctionCatalogue” (includingallpages providingdetails relatedtotheProperty(ies)), as wellasadditional pagescontainingdetailsoftheAuctionaccessibleviathelink“About theAuction.”

PreciousObjects: Jewellery, watches, loosepreciousstonesandany otherobjectsofferedforsalewithinthecontextofanAuction. Print AuctionCatalogue: Theprinted versionofthe Auction Catalogue.

Property/Lot: TheArtworks, PreciousObjects, andanyotheritems offered by Artianaforsale, eitherindividuallyorcollectively(asa singleunit), throughthe Auction.

ProxyBid: ReferstoanyProxy/MaximumBidplaced bya buyer onthe WebsiteauthorisingtheauctionsoftwaretoautomaticallyBid onhisbehalf, untilsuchMaximumamountis reached.

ReservePrice:Theminimumprice, asdetermined by Artianaand theSeller, acceptableforthesaleofthePropertythroughan Auction. Seller: ThepartyconsigningthePropertytoArtianaasitsagentfor salethroughAuction.

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TechnicalDowntime: ThetimeperiodduringwhichtheArtiana Serverorthe Websiteisnotoperationalduetoamalfunctionor plannedmaintenance.

TermsofBusiness: Thetermsofbusinessexecutedbetween ArtianaandtheSellerincludingbutnotlimitedtotheconsignment agreement.

Website: ThecollectionofHTMLand/orinternetdataandmedia locatedattheURLwww.artiana.comand/oranyotherURLlinked tothe Website.

WinningBid/SalePrice: ThehighestBidofferedwithrespecttoa PropertyattheClosing Time, wherethe WinningBidshalleitherbe higherthanorequaltotheReservePrice.

WinningBidder: TheBidderwhohasplacedthe WinningBid.

WrittenBid: Referstoany Written/AbsenteeBidrecordedwith Artianauponsubmissionofthecompleted Written/AbsenteeBids formatleast12hoursbeforethefirstClosing Time.

Byparticipatinginthis Auction, youacknowledgethat youarebound bytheConditionsofSaleaslistedbelowandonthe Website.

2.1.Artiana’s roleastheagentoftheSeller:Artianaundertakestosell thePropertiesthroughAuctionastheagentforandonbehalfof theSeller.

2.2. MakingaBidconstitutesanirrevocableoffertopurchasethe Property, andtheacceptanceofaBidasthe WinningBidbyArtiana shall resultinanenforceablecontractofsalebetween Artiana, acting solelyastheagentoftheSeller, andthe WinningBidder.

2.3. Artianaisauthorised bytheSellertoexerciseitscomplete discretionin:

•determiningtheformandcontentoftheDescriptionsinthe AuctionCatalogue, •grantingBiddingaccesstoaBidder, • recording, rejectingoracceptingBids, and •decidingwhichBidconstitutesthe WinningBid, ifany.

(BiddingaccessshallbegivenatArtiana’sdiscretionandArtianamay setlimitsonthetotalvalueofallBidsmadeand/orthenumberof Bidsthatmaybemade byaBidder Artianamayalso requirepayment guaranteesand/ordepositsasaconditionprecedenttogivingBidding accesstoaBidder Bidderswillbeinformedofthelimitsonthetotal Bid valueand/orthenumberofBidsthattheymaymake, ifany, and willnotbeallowedtoBidfurtherifeitherofsuchBiddinglimithas beenexhausted. Bidupdatesandtimeextensions, ifany, shallbe updatedonthe WebsiteandMobile Application. Onboththe Website andtheMobile App, Biddersmay refreshtheirBiddingpages by clickingonthe “RefreshNow” iconorthe re-load/refreshbuttons ontheirbrowsers, whereapplicable Artianashall evaluatetheBid historiesofspecificLotGroupsperiodicallytopreservetheefficacyof the Auctionprocess Thisexercisemaybeconducted by Artiana internallyorthroughthirdpartiessolelyatthediscretionofArtiana.)

FortheconvenienceofBidders, particularlythosewhoareplacing BidsonmorethanoneLot, LotGroupsarescheduledtocloseat 30-minutetimeintervalsduringtheAuction.

TheBiddingforvariousLotGroupsshallbeclosedinaccordance withthe AuctionClosingSchedule However, inthe eventthat Artiana recordsanyBiddingactivityinthe5minutespriortothe

closingofaLot, theClosing TimeforsuchaLotshallbeextended by 5minutesfromitsoriginallyscheduledClosing Time TheClosing Timeshallcontinuetobeextendedin5-minuteincrementsforany subsequentBiddingreceivedinthe5minutespriortotheclosingof suchLot. Inthe eventthattheClosing Timeisextendedin accordancewiththisClause, biddingontheLotshallonlyendifno Biddingactivityis recorded by Artianaduringthelast5minutesof extendedtime Biddersareadvisedtoclickonthe“RefreshNow” icononthe WebsitepageorintheMobileApplicationatregular intervalsinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofClause2.5forupdates onlatestBidsandtimeextensionsifany.

2.5. TrackingBids

The Websiteshallcontainalinktitled ‘LotsIBidOn’ withinthepage ‘Current Auction’ andtheBiddermayclickonthislinktoaccess informationonallBidsmadeon variousLots. Foreaseoftracking Bids, BiddersareadvisedtoassignBiddingnicknamestothemselves. The WebsiteandMobileApplicationshallcontain:

•TheBidhistoryforeachLot, beingthelast5Bidamountsthat havebeen recordeduntilandincludingthecurrenthighestBid; and •Acountdownclockindicatingtheamountoftime availablefor placingBidsbeforetheClosing Time.

TheBidhistory, currentBid, andcountdownclockshallbeaccurate atthetimeofdownloadingofthose values, providedthatsuch informationhasnotchangedduringthetimetakenforthis informationtoreachtheBidder’scomputerormobiledevicefrom the ArtianaServer ThemostupdatedBid valuesshallbeshownonly whenthe WebsitepageortheMobileApplicationpagecontaining theinformationonBid valuesis refreshed; whichshallhappeneither automaticallyatregularintervals(Every5minutespriortoonehour beforetheclosingtimeofthefirstLot/LotGroupandevery 1minutewithinthelasthouroftheclosingtimeofthefirstLot/Lot Groupandshallcontinuerefreshing everyminutetillthecloseofthe lastLot/LotGroup)orwhenaBidderclicksonthe‘RefreshNow’ icononthe WebsitepageorintheMobileApplicationpage. Whenthecountdownclockcountsdowntozero, inthecasewhere theClosing TimewithrespecttoaparticularLothasbeenextended byafurther5minutespursuanttoClause2.4above, thecountdown clockmaynot reflectsuchextension Assuch, theBiddermay wait forthe valuesonthepageto refreshautomaticallyonthe Website, or clickonthe ‘RefreshNow’ linkonthepageorintheMobile ApplicationtodeterminewhethertheClosing Timehasbeen extendedforthatLot.

ThecountdownclockcombinedwiththecurrenthighestBidas shownintheBidhistoryonthe Websiteshallonlybeanindicationof thehighestBidamountatthetimewhenthevaluesonthe Website orMobileApplicationwererefreshedinthemannersetoutinClause 2.5above Shouldbidders wantmorefrequentupdates, theyare advisedto refresh valuesasdescribedinClause2.5inordertoview themostupdatedBidhistoryandcountdownclock.

Duetothenatureofinternetand/ormobiletraffic, theremaybean unpredictabletimelagbetweenaBidderplacingaBid, andthatBid being received by Artiana Therefore, althoughaBiddermayhave placedhis/herBidpriortoClosing Time,ArtianamayreceivetheBid aftertheClosing TimefortheLotwithrespecttowhichtheBidhas beenplacedandshall, insuchan event, be rejected. Inorderto preventBidsbeing rejectedinsuchamanner, BiddersmaysetProxy Bids/MaximumBidsforLotsonwhichtheywishtoBid.

2.4. Closing Times
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Written/AbsenteeBidsmayberecordedwithArtiana12hoursprior tothefirstClosing Time, subjecttotheotherprovisionsofthese ConditionsofSale, includinganylimitsimposed by Artianaonthe numberofBidsthatmightbeplacedbyaBidder.

2.6. Biddersareadvisedto keeptheir ArtianaIDandpasswordsecure atalltimes ArtianawillholdtheBidderresponsibleforallBidsplaced usingtheir ArtianaIDandpassword, whetherviathe Websiteora mobiledevice BiddersusingtheMobileBidding Applicationare advisedto keeptheirmobiledevicessecureandsetpasswordsfor themtopreventunauthoriseduse.

2.7 ArtianareservestherighttowithdrawanyPropertybefore, duringorafterthe Auction, ifithas reasontobelievethatthe authenticityofthePropertyortheaccuracyoftheDescriptionis indoubt, orifthereisabreachofthe TermsofBusiness, orinthe caseoferrorordispute, orif Artianaotherwisebelieves, atitssole discretion, thatit wouldbeimpropertoincludethePropertyinthe Auction, andcanduringoraftertheAuctioncontinuethebidding, determinethesuccessfulBidder, cancelthesaleoftheLot, or re-offer andresellanyLot.

2.8. AllProperty(ies)shallbesoldsubjecttotheReservePrice Ifthe WinningBidisbelowtheReservePrice, thePropertyshallbe consideredunsoldexceptinsuchcasewherethe WinningBidisa ProxyBidandthemaximumlimitontheProxyBideithermatches orishigherthantheReservePrice InsuchcasestheProperty(ies) shallbesoldatReservePricetotheProxyBidder TheReservePrice oneachPropertyshallbeconfidentialand Artianashallhaveno obligationtodisclosethesametoanyBidder.

2.9. ArtianawillinvoicetheBuyerfortheSalePrice(Winning Bid)andanyadditionalchargesthatmaybeincurred by Artiana areapplicableonthesale, includingshippingandhandlingof theProperty 5% VATwillbechargedon Artiana’sinvoiceandis applicableonanyandallpurchasesfromwithinthe UAE.

2.10. ThetitletothePropertiespurchasedinanAuctionshallpass totheBuyerattheClosing Timesubjecttotheconditionsinclause

2.7forthosePropertieswhereaBuyerholdsthe WinningBidand saidBuyerassumesfullriskandresponsibilitiesfortheProperties thereafter Propertiespurchasedwillnotbe releasedorshippedout totheBuyerorhisrepresentativeuntiltheBuyerhasfulfilledhis paymentandotherobligationsasdescribedintheseConditions ofSale ArtianamayexercisealienonthePropertiesunderthe conditionsdescribedinClause2.17.

2.11. BiddingIncrementswillbecalculatedasshownintheBidding Incrementtablebelow.

dateofeitherreceivingthefundsfromtheBuyerorremittingthe fundstotheSeller Inthecaseofpaymentsforpurchasesbeingmade in UAEDirhams(AED), astandardconversionrateof1USD=3.675 AEDwillapply.

2.13. AllBiddersare requiredtoprovidecompleteandaccurate invoicingdetailstoArtianaatthetimeofregistrationforthe Auction Invoicingdetails, once registered, willnotbechanged The Biddershallbeinvoicedbasedondetailsprovidedatthetimeof registeringforthe Auction. ForanyandalltransactionsfromRestof Worldexceptthe UAEinvoicingand/orpaymentsareprocessed by ArtianaLimited, acompanydulyincorporatedundertheRAKICC BusinessCompaniesRegulations2016bearingregisterednumber IC20120900; andforanyandalltransactionsfromwithinthe UAE invoicingand/orpaymentsareprocessed by ArtianaLimited, a companydulyincorporatedundertheDubaiInternationalFinancial Centrebearingregisterednumber2249.

2.14. The WinningBiddershallpaytheSalePriceinfull(including anyadditionalchargesand VAT, ifapplicable)withinseven business daysfromtheClosingDate NoshipmentordeliveryoftheProperty willbemadetothe WinningBidderiftheSalePrice, andanyother additionalchargesthatmaybepayable bytheBuyer, arenot received byArtianaanduntilallproperdocumentationinconnectionwith thesaleofthePropertyhasbeencompleted. Paymentswillnotbe acceptedfromanypartiesotherthanthe WinningBidderasrecorded ontheinvoice.

2.15. Nonpayment

The WinningBiddershallensurethatinvoicesprovided by Artiana arepaidinfullandallremittanceofamountsdueundersaidinvoice ismadewithinseven businessdaysfromthedateoftheinvoice Inthe casethatpaymentsarenot receivedwithinsuchperiod, itshallbe treatedasabreachofcontractofsale bytheBuyerand, insuchan event,Artianaisauthorisedatitssolediscretiontocancelthesale uponexpiryofthisstipulatedperiodofsevenbusinessdayswithout beingobligedtoinformtheBuyerofthesame, andtheSeller authorisesArtianatotakeanysteps(includingreportingthelate payments, missedpayments, orotherdefaultsontheaccounttoany credit bureauandtheinstitutionoflegalproceedings), asdeemed appropriate, toenforcethefulloranydifferentialpaymentdue bythe Buyer Inaddition, theBuyerwillbechargeddemurrage@2%ofthe totalvalue(WinningBid)permonthuntilthedateofactualpayment.

2.16. Failuretocollect

IftheBuyerinformsArtianathathewishestocollectthe Property(ies)fromArtianainpersonandsuchProperty(ies)isnot collectedbytheBuyerwithin15daysfromtheauctionclosingdate, ArtianashallarrangeforstorageoftheProperty(ies)attheBuyer’s expense, andshallonly releasetheProperty(ies)afterpaymenthas beenmade, infull, includingdemurrage@2%ofthetotal value (WinningBidplusanyotheradditionalcharges, ifapplicable)per monthforallpaymentsdueandthechargesforstorageofthe Property(ies), ifany.

2.17 ArtianashallbeentitledtoexercisealienontheProperty(ies) forpaymentofanysums receivablefromtheBuyer, includingtheSale Priceandcostsrelatingtostorageandinsurancewheretheyaretobe borne bytheBuyer, in relationtoanyProperty(ies)purchased by theBuyer.

2.12.

foranytransactioninothercurrencies, theexchangeratewillbe calculatedasperthesheetrateofthebankspecified by Artianaonthe

The AuctionisconductedinUnitedStatesDollars(USD)and,
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2.18. Artiana reservesthe righttonot awardthe WinningBidtothe highestBidderattheClosingDateifitdeemsitnecessarytodoso.

2.19. TheBuyeracknowledgesthat Artianawillabide byanyexport restrictionsthatmayapplyinthecountriesfromwherespecific Property(ies)willbeshipped TheBuyershallalsoberesponsibleto ensurethattheProperty(ies)isfreelyimportableintothecountry wheresuchProperty(ies)isintendedfordelivery(asspecifiedbythe Buyer). Inthe eventtheBuyeror Artianabecome awareofany restrictionstosuchimportsubsequenttothecompletionofthe Auction, theBuyermayprovideanalternatedeliverydestinationto Artiana (SuchrestrictionsonimportofanyProperty/Lotpurchased byaBuyershallnotqualifyas groundsfortheBuyertocancelsuch saleunderanycircumstances) Allcostsassociatedwiththeprocessof deliveryandstorage(whenrequired)oftheProperty(ies)shallbe bornebytheBuyer TheProperty(ies)shallbehandedovertothe Buyer, orhisnominee, onlyuponfullpaymentofallsuchcosts.

2.20. Artianahasthe righttoexercise reasonablediscretioninsetting BidincrementsasperClause2.11orotherwise, refusinganyBid, advancingtheBidding, withdrawingordividinganyLot, combining twoormoreLots; andinthecaseoferrorordispute, duringorafter thesale, determiningthesuccessfulBidder, continuingtheBidding, cancellingthesaleor reofferingand resellingtheitemindispute If anydisputearisesafterthesale, then, intheabsenceofany evidencetothecontrary, thesalerecordmaintainedbyArtiana willbeconclusive.

2.21 WrittenBidsareacceptedfromBiddersoncetheyhavebeen givenBiddingaccessfortheAuction Theseareenteredasonline directorProxyBids by Artiana, andmaynotbestoppedoraltered by theBidderoncetheAuctionhascommenced WrittenBidsare accepteduntiltwelvehourspriortothe firstClosing Time.

2.22. ArtianaemployeesmaynotBidinthe Auctiononcethe Auctionhasstarted Theymayhoweversubmit a WrittenBidforan amountthatmaybeequaltoorabovethelowerestimateofaLot beforethe AuctioncommencesandhaveaProxyBidplacedontheir behalf Oncethe Auctionhasbegun, theymayonlyincreasetheir ProxyBid.

2.23. ArtianaemployeesmayBidincharityauctionsthatareheldon theArtianaAuctionplatform.

2.24. SellersarenotallowedtoBidontheparticularLot(s)they haveconsigned.

2.25. ArtianadoesnotplaceorallowanyBidstobeplacedonbehalf oftheSeller AlloftheBids recordedat Artianaarefrom registered Bidders.

2.26. OnceaBidis registeredinoursystem, whetherplaced byan activeBidderor byProxy, itisimmediatelyandautomatically displayedforall registereduserstosee.

2.27. TechnicalDowntime

Intheunlikelyeventthatthe WebsiteisinaccessibletoBidders worldwidedueto TechnicalDowntimewithinthehalfhourpriorto thescheduledClosing TimeforanyoftheLotGroups, theClosing TimeofthatLotgroupandsubsequentLotGroupswillbeextended bythedurationofthe TechnicalDowntime Incasethe Technical DowntimeextendsbeyondtheClosing TimeforaparticularLot Group, the Websiteshall, afterthe TechnicalDowntime, showthe AuctionfortheparticularLotGroupasclosed. However, theClosing TimeforsuchLotGroupandsubsequentLotGroupsshallbe extendedbythedurationofthe TechnicalDowntimeandappropriate detailsoftheextensionshallbepublishedonthe Websiteshortlyafter recoveryfromthe TechnicalDowntime Notethatanymalfunctionin

theMobile Applicationdoesnotconstitute TechnicalDowntime In the eventofsuchmalfunction, Biddersshouldusethe Websiteto placeBids.

2.28. Bids recordedpriortoany TechnicalDowntimewillbetreated asvalidaccordingtotheConditionsofSale Artianashallnotbeliable foranylossofinformationduetothe TechnicalDowntime Thedata logsoftheArtianaServerwilldeterminethedurationofthe TechnicalDowntimeandanydeterminationmade by Artianain respectofextensionoftheClosing Timeshallbe final.

3.1. ArtianaoffersallProperty(ies)forsaleatthe Auction “asis”, whichmeansthattheProperty(ies)aresoldwithallexisting faultsand imperfections. Measurementsare givenasHeight x WidthxDepthin decimalinches(rationalizedtotheclosest0.25, 0.5, 0.75)andin decimalcentimetres ArtianaencouragesallpotentialBuyersto inspecteachitemcarefullybeforeBidding.

3.2 Anystatements made by Artiana about any Property(ies), whetherorallyorinwritingconcerningattributionto, forexample, anyschoolofartorcraftsmanship, countryororigin, historyor provenance, areonlyexpressionsof Artiana’s ownopinionorbelief. Suchopinionsorbeliefsincludingtheestimatevaluesofthe propertieshavebeenformedhonestlyinaccordancewiththe standardofcareexpectedofanauctionhouse However,Artianadoes notinanyway representthatithascarriedoutexhaustive research oranalysis, anditistherefore recommended, especiallyincasesof Property(ies)ofhigh value, thatpotentialBuyersseekadviceonsuch mattersfromtheirownprofessionaladvisors.

3.3 TheBuyerundertakes:

•toinspectandsatisfyhimselfpriortotheAuctionastothe conditionanddescriptionoftheProperty(ies);

•torelyonhisownjudgmentastowhethertheProperty(ies) matchesitsdescription; and

•tonotrelyonanillustrationofanyProperty(ies)giveninthe Catalogue

3.4. Neither Artiananoranyofitsaffiliates, agents, representatives, employeesordirectorsshallbeliableforerrorsoromissionsinanyof therepresentationsmadeintheAuctionCatalogueorotherwisewith respecttoauthenticity, description, orconditionofanyProperty(ies) forsalethroughtheAuction.

4.1. ArtianaprovidesanassuranceonbehalfoftheSellerthateach artworkofferedatauction, isagenuineworkoftheartistlisted. Artianaguaranteestheauthenticityofsuchartworkforaperiodof sixmonthsfromtheauctionclosingdate Authenticityinrelationto artworksshallmeancomplianceoftheartworkwiththedescription providedonthe website, particularlywith referencetothename oftheartist, title(ifany)oftheartwork, date, theschoolofart (ifmentioned), dimensions, medium, etc.

Intheunlikely eventthatwithinsixmonthsfromthecloseofan auction, itisproved bytheBuyer, tothe reasonablesatisfactionof Artiana, thattheitem wasnotauthenticandif, inArtiana’sopinion, thiswouldhavesignificantlyimpactedthe WinningBidfortheitem, Artianashallbeentitledto rescindthesale Insuchan event, the SellerwillbeliabletorefundthepaymentfortheitemtotheBuyer,

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through Artiana.Theitem inquestion willsubsequently be returned totheSeller.

Allsuchclaimswillbehandledonacase-by-casebasis, andinthe caseofanauthenticityclaimin relationtoanartwork, examinable proof, clearlydemonstratingthattheitemisnotauthentic, willbe required. Suchexaminableproofshouldbeprovided byanestablished andacknowledgedauthority Artiana’sdecision, with regardstosuch claims, shallbefinalandbinding.

4.2 Theaboveguarantee giveninclause4.1shallbesubjecttothe followingconditions:

•TheclaimismadebytheBuyerasregisteredwithArtiana(the benefitoftheclaimisnotassignabletoanysubsequentownersor otherswhomayacquireorhaveaninterestinanyoftheProperties)

•ThePropertyisreturnedinthesameconditionthatit wasinatthe timeofdeliveryofthePropertytotheBuyer

•TheProperty wasindisputablypurchasedthroughArtiana

4.3. InthecaseofPropertieswhichhavebeencategorised by Artiana asPreciousObjects,Artianaprovidesanassurance, onbehalfofthe Seller, thateachpieceshallcomplywithcharacteristicsorfeatures mentionedintheDescriptionofthePropertyintheAuction CatalogueforaslongasthePropertyisinthepossessionofArtiana. Allcoloredstonesunlesscertifiedmayormaynotbetreatedfor enhancements. ItisthereforeadvisableforBuyersorpotentialBuyers ofsuchProperties, toinspectthePropertypriortoBiddingorprior toshipmentorBuyerpickupfromArtiana.

Intheunlikely eventthatduringsuchinspection, theBuyerisableto provetothe reasonablesatisfactionof ArtianathatthePropertydoes notmatchthedetailsintheDescription, andif, in Artiana’sopinion, Biddersbeing awareofsucherrororomission wouldhaveBid significantlylessthantheactualSalePrice,Artianashallbeentitledto rescindthesaleandtheSellerwillbeliableto refundtotheBuyerthe SalePricepaidfortheProperty; and Artianashallhand overthe PropertytotheSelleruponrefundoftheSalePricepaidtohimfor theProperty Once Artianaobtainsthe refundedamountfromthe Seller, itshallforwardthesametotheBuyer Thisguaranteewillnot beapplicablewherethePropertyisbeingshippedtotheBuyer byArtiana.

4.4. InthecaseofPropertiessuchasantiquitiesoritemsofhistorical interestwhichhavebeencategorisedbyArtianaasCulturalArtifacts, Artianaprovidesanassurance, onbehalfoftheSeller, thateachobject ofantiquarianorhistoricalinterestorsignificancehasbeenacquired withoutviolatinganylocalorinternationallaws.

Intheunlikely eventthatitisprovedthattheacquisition, provenance and/or ownershipofsuchCultural Artifactsofferedatour Auction issubjecttoalegaldispute, theBuyershall keep Artianaindemnified fromanysuchlegalproceedings.

4.5. Inallcases Artiana retainsthe righttoconsultwith, atthe expenseoftheBuyer, uptotworecognizedexpertsinthefield (suchexpertsbeingmutuallyacceptabletoArtianaandtheBuyer), toexaminethePropertyunderquestionbeforedecidingtorescind thesaleandoffertherefundundertheaboveguarantee Theopinion oftheexpertsshallnotbebindingon Artiana.

4.6. IntheeventoftheSeller’sfailuretorefundtheproceedsasstated inthisclause, theBuyershall returnthePropertyto Artianaand authoriseArtianaasitsagenttoinitiatelegalproceedingsagainstthe Seller Anysuchstepstakenorlegalproceedingsinstituted by Artiana, againsttheSeller, shallbeatthecostoftheBuyerandArtiana’s liabilityshallbelimitedasperClause5.1.

5.1. Artianahasanobligationto refundtheSalePricetotheBuyer onlyuponrecoveryofsuchamountsfromtheSellerandinthe circumstancesdescribedinClause4above(AuthenticityGuarantee). TheBuyerindemnifiesArtianafromanynon-recoveryofsuch amountsandagreesthattheyshallnotholdArtianaresponsiblein casesuchamountsarenot recoverablefromtheSeller Artiana providesinsurancecoverageonsoldLotsforsevendaysafterthe Closing Timeoftheauction Afterthatperiod, oronceaLothasbeen collected(whicheverisearlier), theLotwillbeentirelyatthebuyer’s risk. Damages, lossesorlossin valueofanyartworks(including frames)incurredduringshippingandtransitarenotcoveredasper theinsurancepolicytaken by Artiana. IncasetheBuyeroptsfor transitinsurancecoveragearrangedforbyArtianabyanyoftheir insuranceproviders,Artianashallnotentertainanydirectclaimsfor damageorlossduringshippingandtransitandthese wouldhaveto bedirectedtosuchinsuranceproviders; Subjecttotheauthenticity guaranteeabove, neither Artiana’ssuppliersnor Artiana, noranyof Artiana’semployeesoragents, shallbe responsible, eitherforthe correctnessofanystatementsastotheauthorship, origin, date, age, attributesorgenuinenessofanyPropertyinthesale, orforany mistakesintheDescription, orforanyfaultsordefectsinthe Properties, orforanyotheractoromission, whatsoever Artianaoffers noguaranteeorwarrantyotherthanthelimitedassurancecontained intheauthenticityguaranteeabove.

5.2. Itisstatedandagreedthatthe rescissionofthesaleandthe refundofthetotalSalePricepaid bytheBuyeristhesole remedy thatmaybesought byaBuyer, andsuch remedyisexclusiveandin lieuofanyother remedywhichmayotherwisebe availableunderlaw. Artianashallnotbeliableforanyincidentalorconsequentialdamages incurredorclaimed.

AllcontentofthePrint AuctionCatalogue, eCatalogueandonthe WebsiteandMobileApplicationarecopyrightprotectedinfavourof Artiana Alltrademarks, names, brandnames, etc usedinthePrint AuctionCatalogueandonthe WebsiteandMobileApplicationare trademarksofArtiana Anyrightsnotexpressly grantedhereinare reserved. Noimage, illustrationorwrittenmaterialmaybeusedor requiredwithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofArtiana Artianaand theSeller(s)makeno representationor warrantythattheBuyerofa Propertywillacquireanycopyrightorother reproduction rightsinit.

7.1. Artianamay validlyservetheBidder/Buyerwithlegalnotice, if required, undertheseConditionsofSale by:

•SendinganemailtotheemailaddressdisclosedbytheBidder/ Buyerto Artiana; or

•SendingacouriertotheaddressdisclosedbytheBidder/Buyer toArtiana.

7.2. Suchlegalnoticeshallbedeemedtohavebeenproperlyserved:

•Inthecaseofemailtransmission-onthedateofthetransmission; or

•Incaseoftransmissionbycourier-2businessdaysafterthe dispatchofthenoticebycourier.

7.3 ThenoticesandcontractlanguageshallbeEnglish.

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7.4. Artianaisatalltimesentitledtoinvolvethirdpartiesforensuring theBuyer’scomplianceandperformanceaspertheseConditionsof Sale, andtheBuyerhereby grantshisconsentinthis regard.

7.5. Inthe eventofanydisputearisingoutoforinconnectionwith theseConditionsofSaleorrelatedtheretoinanymannerwhatsoever, thepartiesshallfirstseeksettlementofthatdisputebymediationin accordancewiththeMediationRulesoftheDIFC-LCIAArbitration Centre, whichRulesaredeemedtobeincorporated by referenceinto thisclause TheBuyerirrevocablysubmitstothejurisdictionofthe DubaiInternationalFinancialCentre(“DIFC”)Courtsandwaives anyobjectionitmayhavetoreferthedisputesarisingoutoforin connectionwiththeseConditionsofSaletotheDIFC-LCIA ArbitrationCentreonthegroundsthatitisaninconvenientforum (forumnonconveniens). Ifthedisputeisnotsettled bymediation within60daysofthecommencementofthemediation, orsuch furtherperiodasthepartiesshallagreeinwriting, thentheparties agreetoreferand resolvethedisputebyarbitrationinaccordance withClause9.

IfanypartoftheConditionsofSalebetweentheBuyerandArtiana isfoundlegallyinvalid, illegalorunenforceable, thatpartmaybe discountedandthe restoftheconditionswill remainenforceableto thefullestextentpermissible bylaw Insuchcases, theBuyerand Artianaundertaketoreplacethewhollyorpartlylegallyinvalid, illegalorunenforceableprovisionwithonewhichislegally valid, legal orenforceableandwhoseeconomicpurposemostcloselyreflectsthat ofthelegallyinvalid, illegalorunenforceableprovision.

Ifthedisputeisnotsettled bymediationinaccordancewithClause 7.5thenthedisputeshallbe referredtoand finally resolved by arbitrationundertheArbitrationRulesoftheDIFC-LCIA ArbitrationCentre, whichRulesaredeemedtobeincorporated by referenceintothisclause Inanyarbitrationcommencedpursuantto thisclause, (i)thenumberofarbitratorsshallbeone; and(ii)theseat, orlegalplace, ofarbitrationshallbetheDIFC Thelanguagetobe usedinthearbitrationshallbeEnglish Thegoverninglawofthe contractshallbethesubstantivelawofEnglandand Wales.

CONDITIONS OF FIXED PRICE SALE

FixedPriceSale:A PrivateSaleorSellingExhibitionof Property(ies)/Lot(s)tobeconductedbyArtianaonwww.artiana.com oranyotherwebsite.

FixedPrice: The fixedsalepriceofthePropertyofferedfor immediatesalebyArtianainPrivateSaleoranyFixedPriceSale.

PrivateSale: AFixedPriceSaleofProperty(ies)/Lot(s)conducted byArtianaoutsideofauctionconfidentiallyoronwww.artiana.com oranyotherwebsite.

SellingExhibition:A FixedPriceSaleofProperty(ies)/Lot(s)tobe conductedbyArtianaonwww.artiana.comoranyotherwebsiteon thedateindicatedintheExhibitionCatalogue.

ViewingRoom: Thewebpagesonthe WebsiterelatingtoPrivate Sale, asmaybeamendedfromtimetotimeincludingwebpages accessibleviathelink“ViewingRooms” (includingallpages providingdetailsrelatedtotheProperty(ies)), aswellasadditional pagescontainingdetailsoftheViewingRoomaccessibleviathelink “PrivateSales.”

ByparticipatinginthisFixedPriceSale, youacknowledgethatyouare boundbytheConditionsofFixedPriceSaleasclarifiedbelowand listedaboveintheConditionsofSaleandonthe Website.

2.1 If aFixedPriceSalefunctionalityisofferedonanyofthe PropertypermittingtheBuyertopurchasesuchaPropertyatthe FixedPricedisplayedonthe Website, orascommunicatedtothe BuyerinresponsetotheirenquiryforthatProperty, theabovelisted ConditionsofSalewillapplytothesaleinthesamemannerasifthe Buyerhadbeenthe WinningBidderinanauctionforthatProperty.

2.2 Our ConditionsofFixedPriceSaleareapplicableonallour PrivateSaletransactions, includingPropertyofferedinanyofour ViewingRoomorSellingExhibition, andbindingonallparticipants thereof.

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ARTIANA GUARANTEE

Allartworksofferedforsale by Artianaareauthentictothebestof Artiana’sknowledge.

Artianaprovidesthefollowingassuranceto buyersonbehalfofthesellerwhomaybeacollector, dealer, retailerorgallery, thateachartwork offeredforsaleonthesiteisagenuine workoftheartistlisted.

Artianaguaranteestheauthenticityoftheartworkforaperiodofsixmonthsfromtheauctionclosingdate Authenticityin relationtoartworks shallmeancomplianceoftheartworkwiththedescriptionprovidedonthe website, particularlywith referencetothenameoftheartist, title(if any)oftheartworkitself, date, theschoolofart(ifmentioned), dimensions, mediumetc.

Intheunlikely eventthatwithinsixmonthsfromthecloseofanauction, itisproved bythe buyertothe reasonablesatisfactionof Artianathatthe item wasnotauthenticandif, in Artiana’sopinion, this wouldhavesignificantlyimpactedthepricea buyer wouldhavebeenwillingtopayforthe item,Artianashallbeentitledto rescindthesale, andthesellerwillbeliableto refundtothe buyerthepricepaidfortheitem. Oncethe buyer returnstheitemto Artianaitshallbehanded overtotheseller by Artiana.

Allsuchclaimswillbehandledonacase-by-casebasis, andinthecaseofanauthenticityclaimin relationtoanartwork, suchclaimwill require thatexaminableproof, whichclearlydemonstratesthattheitemisnotauthentic, isprovided byanestablishedandacknowledgedauthority The decisionofArtianainrespectofsuchclaimsshallbe finalandbinding.

Thisguaranteeshallbesubjecttothefollowingconditions:

1.Theclaimismade bythe buyeras registeredwith Artiana(thebenefitoftheclaimisnotassignabletoanysubsequent ownersorotherswho mayacquireorhaveaninterestinanyoftheitems).

2.ThePropertyis returnedinthesameconditionthatit wasinatthetimeofdeliveryoftheitemtothe buyer.

3.TheProperty wasindisputablypurchasedthrough Artiana.

Artiana retainsthe righttoconsultwith, attheexpenseofthe buyer, two recognisedexpertsinthefield, (suchexpertsbeing mutuallyacceptableto Artianaandthe buyer), toexaminetheitemunderquestionbeforedecidingto rescindthesaleandofferthe refundundertheaboveguarantee The opinionoftheexpertsshallnotbebindingonArtiana.

Inthe eventoftheseller’s failureto refundtheproceedsasstatedabove, the buyershall returntheitemto Artianaandauthorise Artianaasitsagent toinitiatelegalproceedingsagainsttheseller Anysuchstepstakenorlegalproceedingsinstituted by Artianaagainstthesellershallbeatthecostof thebuyer.

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COLLECTION AND STORAGE

Lotswillonlybereleasedfromourviewing galleryorartstoragefacilityuponpresenting adeliveryorderissued by Artiana. Lotswill notbereleaseduntilalloutstandingcharges duetoArtianaaresettled

PleasenotethatLotsinourart storagefacilitycanbecollected onlybypriorappointmentfrom Artiana, P2-22B, Park Towers, DIFC, Dubai, UAE

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ImportantInformation

•AllLotswill bestoredfreeofchargefor15days fromtheauctionclosingdateeitheratArtiana’sviewinggalleryoratourart storagefacility.

•After15daysfromtheclosingdateoftheauction, LotsshallbesubjecttoadailystoragechargeofUSD4perLotplusanadministrativefeeof USD50payabletoArtiana.

•AssetoutintheConditionsofSale, riskand responsibility forthesoldLots(includingframesorglasswhere relevant)passestotheBuyerat the AuctionClosing Time ArtianaprovidesinsurancecoverageforsoldLotsforsevendaysaftertheauction. Buyersare remindedthatitistheir responsibilitytoarrangeadequateinsuranceforpurchasedLotsthereafter.

•Lotssoldatauctionmaybesubjecttoimport restrictions/taxesofforeigncountries. Itisthe buyer’ssole responsibilitytoobtainany relevant importlicenseintothe buyer’s owncountryof residenceandsettleanytaxesanddestinationclearancechargesdue.

•Shipmentscanonlybemadeoncealloutstandingchargesdueto Artianaaresettledandfullpaymentofallshippingchargesis received bythe logisticsserviceprovider.

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ARTIST PROFILES AND INDEX

A.Ramachandran(b.1935)

BorninKochi,Kerala,Ramachandran graduatedwithaDegreein MalayalamLiteraturefromKerala Universitybeforegoingontostudy artatViswaBharatiUniversityat Santiniketan.Hismostrecentshows include‘Dhyanachitra’and‘Bahurupi’ atVadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,in 2012and2009respectively;andthose heldbyVadehraArtGallery,New Delhi,atJehangirArtGallery,in2008; GrosvenorVadehraGallery,Londonin2008;theGuildArtGallery, MumbaiandNewYork,2007-08;VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,2006, 2005,and2001;NamiIsland,SouthKorea,2005;ArtHeritage,New Delhi,2002;andSridharaniGallery,NewDelhi1998.Hehasparticipatedinnumerousgroupexhibitions,includingthosehostedbySaffronart,Hong KongandLosAngeles,2001;theMuseumofModernArt,Oxford,1982;theRoyalAcademyofArts,London,1982;andtheLalitKalaAkademi,New Delhi,1977.HewashonoredwithaPadmaBhushanfromtheGovernmentofIndia,in2005,andhasalsoreceivedtheNamaConquersAwardin 1980and1978,forthechildren’sbookshewroteandillustrated.RamachandranlivesandworksinNewDelhiandKochi.

BadriNarayan(1929-2013)

BorninHyderabad,BadriNarayanisaself-taughtartist.Hehas heldoverfiftysoloexhibitionsinvariouscitiesinIndiaand internationally,themostrecentbeingattheViewingRoom, Mumbai,in2012;MonArtGallerie,Kolkata,in2007-08; PundoleArtGallery,Mumbai,in2006,2004,and2002and Galerie88,Kolkatain2002.NarayanhasalsorepresentedIndia attheBharatBhavanBiennale,Bhopal,in1992;theVIIandII InternationalTriennials,NewDelhi,1991and1971 respectively;theFestivalofIndia,Moscow,in1987;theV BiennaleofPrints,Tokyo,in1966;andtheIIParisBiennalein 1961.HehasexhibitedwithSaffronartinHongKongin2001. Hehaswrittenandillustratedseveralbookssince1977,and taughtarttoschoolchildren.NarayanwasawardedthePadmaShribytheGovernmentofIndia in1987;aSeniorFellowshipforOutstandingArtistsfromtheGovernmentofIndiain1984-86,andtheNationalAwardfromtheLalitKalaAkademi, NewDelhi,in1965.BadriNarayanpassedawayinBangalorein2013.

BaijuParthan(b.1956)

BorninKottayam,Kerala,Parthanbeganasanengineerbutwasdrawn intotheworldofartin1974.HecompletedhisBachelorsDegreein FineArts(Painting),fromtheGoaCollegeofArt,Goain1983.Hehas hadanumberofsoloandgroupexhibitions,including‘Recursor’, GalleryOED,Kochi,in2012;‘Milljunction:PaintingsandPhotoworks byBaijuParthan’,AiconGallery,NewYork,in2010;‘LiquidMemory +Rant’,NewMediaInstallationatVedehraArtGallery,NewDelhiin 2007;‘LookingGlass:TheExistenceofDifference’,TwentyIndian ContemporaryArtistspresentedbyReligareArtsInitiative,NewDelhi incollaborationwithAmericanCenter;BritishCouncil;GoetheInstitut/MaxMuellerBhavan,NewDelhiin2010;‘Dislocation: MillijunctionPart2’,AiconGallery,Londonin2011;‘Pause:ACollection’,SakshiGallery,Mumbaiin 2011;‘Melange’,TheHarringtonStreetArtsCenter,Kolkatain2011;‘Adbhutam:RasainIndianArt’, CenterofInternationalModernArt(CIMA),Kolkatain2011;‘Reprise2011’,AiconGallery,NewYork in2011-2012;‘Recursor’,GalleryOEDKochi,in2012,amongmanyothers.Parthanhasalsoreceived manyawards,includingthe“GoaLalitKalaAcademyAwardforArtistoftheYear,”Goa,in1981.

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BorninBrahmakulam,Keralain1940,Karunakaranreceived degreesindesignandpaintingfromtheGovernmentSchoolof ArtsandCrafts,Madraswhilestudyingunderthetutelageofthe renownedartistsD.P.RoyChoudhariandK.C.S.Paniker.He movedtoMadras,paintedseashellsforsaleandoccasionally workedforthecinemaindustrybeforecompletinghisdegreesand workingasadesignerwithMadrasDesignDemonstrationCenter. ReturningtoKeralain1970,hebeganasaninstructorin Kalapeetom(KeralaInstituteofArts)andcontinuedhisart practicewithintheregionalframework.In1973,heopened Chithrakootam-thefirstprivateartgalleryinKerala,although short-lived.HisillustrationsappearedinnumerouspublicationsincludingLoreandLegendsof KeralafromAithihyamala.KarunakaranexhibitedextensivelyinIndiaandabroad;notablewerehis soloexhibitionsinBrazil(2002),AsianArtGalleryinVirginia,USA(2003),Kuwait(2003)andat theEmbassyofIndiainWashington,USA(2003).HewasawardedtheMadrasLalithaKalaAcademy award(1964),theKeralaLalithaKalaAcademyaward(1971,1972,1975),theP.T.BhaskaraPaniker Award(2000),theMalayattoorRamakrishnanAward(2003),andtheRaviVarmaPuraskaramAward (2009).In2005,hereceivedafellowshipfromtheKeralaLalithakalaAcademyandeventuallyservedasthechairman.HepassedawayinKochion December14,2013,followingaperiodofbriefillness.

Bornin1924inSaligao,Goa,SouzawasexpelledfromtheSirJ.J.SchoolofArt, Mumbai,in1942fortakingpartinthe‘QuitIndia’freedommovement.Hewenton tofoundtheProgressiveArtist’sGroupin1948,beforeleavingforLondonayear later.In1955Souzaheldaone-manshowatGalleryOneinLondonandalsohad hisautobiographicalessay‘NirvanaofaMaggot’published.HewasawardedtheJohn MoorePrizeattheWalkerArtGallery,Liverpoolin1957andreceivedanItalian GovernmentScholarshipin1960.In1959acollectionofhisautobiographicalessays, ‘WordsandLines’,waspublished,andin1962amonographonhisworkbyEdwin Mullinswaspublishedaswell.In1967SouzamigratedtoNewYorkwherehe receivedtheGuggenheimInternationalAward.Tworetrospectivesofhisworkwere organizedbyArtHeritage,NewDelhi,in1986and1996.Souzaalsoparticipatedin awork-liveprogrammeinLosAngeles,hostedbySaffronartin2001.SouzapassedawayinMumbai2002.Some importantposthumousexhibitionofhisworkinclude,‘F.N.Souza’atSaffronartandGrosvenorGallery,NewYork,in 2008;‘F.N.Souza:Religion&Erotica’atTateBritain,London,in2005-06;‘Self-Portrait:Renaissanceto Contemporary’attheNationalPortraitGallery,London,in2005;and‘FrancisNewtonSouza’atSaffronartand GrosvenorGallery,NewYorkandLondon,in2005.

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BorninGujarat,ShahinitiallybeganhiseducationattheSirJ.J.SchoolofArt,Mumbai butthenmovedtotheFacultyofFineArts,Baroda.In1966-'67hestudiedetching underS.W.HayterandKrishnaReddyatAtelier17inParis.Shahhashadseveralsolo exhibitionsofhisworkssince1965,themostrecentonebeingheldatJehangir NicholsonGallery,Mumbai,in2007;andBerkeleySquareGalleryandSaffronart, London,in2007.OtherexhibitionsincludethoseheldatAnantArtGallery,NewDelhi, in2005;ArtHeritageGallery,NewDelhi,in2002;SakshiGallery,Mumbai,1994; DhoomimalArtGallery,NewDelhi,in1979;andGalleryChemould,NewDelhiand Mumbai,in1966.Shah’sworkshavealsobeenselectedtorepresentIndiainmany internationalexhibitions,including‘RediscoveringtheRoots’attheMuseodela Nacion,Lima,in1997;‘ContemporaryIndianArt’attheLudwigMuseum,Budapest,at 1997;‘FestivalofIndia’,London,in1982;and‘IndianPaintingToday’,London,in1965.Shahwashonouredwiththe KalidasSammanin2003,theSahityaKalaParishadAward,NewDelhi,1988,andtheLalitKalaAkademiNationalAward forpaintingin1959and1962.HelivesandworksinNewDelhiandJaipur.

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Bornin1939,inKairanainUttar Pradesh,India,JamilNaqshmoved toKarachiinPakistanfollowingthe partitionofthesubcontinentin 1947.In1953,heenrolledatthe NationalCollegeArt(thenMayo

College)inLahore,butdidnotcompletehiseducationthere,leavingaftertwoyearstostudyartonhisown.Naqsh’smaturestyleisablendofcubism –inthewayhetreatsformandtexture–temperedwithfluidityandasubtleuseofcolour.Naqshhaspaintedthefemaleforminmanyofhiscanvases repletewithpoiseandgrace.Inanotherseriesofpaintingshepairspigeonsanddoveswiththefemaleform,symbolicoflove,peaceandgentleness. Onemoreseriesofworks,inspiredbytheItaliansculptorMarioMarini,whocapturedthebeautyofthehorseinhiswork,combinestheeleganceof thenudefemalewiththesturdygraceoftheequinefigure.Naqsh’sworkhasbeenexhibitedextensivelyinPakistan,India,theUKandtheUAE. Between1960and68heservedasCo-EditorofSeep,anUrduliterarymagazine,andbetween1970and73asPresidentofthePakistanPaintersGuild. Amongtheartist’smanyhonoursaremedalsandawardsfromthePakistanArtCouncil,Karachi;theMinistryofCulture,Pakistan;andtheArtsCouncil ofPakistan.In2009,NaqshwasawardedtheSitara-eImtiazbytheGovernmentofPakistan,andin2003,aretrospectiveofhisworkwasheldatthe MohattaPalaceMuseuminKarachi,ararehonourforalivingartist.NaqshpassedawayonMay16,2019afterasuddenandbriefillness,atSt.Mary's hospitalinLondon.HeisrecognizedasoneofthemostimportantpaintersfromPakistan.

Bornin1939inerstwhileBengal,now Bangladesh,JogenChowdhurystudiedat GovernmentCollegeofArtsandCrafts, Kolkata,theStudioAcademyofFineArts, Kolkata,andtheEcoleNationaleSuperieure desBeaux-Arts,Paris.Hismostrecentsolo exhibitionsinclude‘JogenChowdhury: FormativetoRecent’,Centreof InternationalModernArt(CIMA),Kolkata, in2014;‘LignesdeMeditation’,Gallery Veda,Chennai,in2012-13;‘ACalligraphy ofTouchandGaze’byKalakritiArtGalleryatICIA,Mumbai,in2008; VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,in2007;theCentreofInternationalModern Art(CIMA),Kolkata,in2006;andBosePacia,NewYork,in2002. Chowdhury’sworkshavebeenexhibitedinseveralgroupshowsincluding ‘IdeasoftheSublime’,presentedbyVadehraArtGalleryatLalitKalaAkademi, NewDelhi,in2013;‘Figure/Landscape:PartTwo’,AiconGallery,London, in2010-11;‘Dali’sElephant’,AiconGallery,London,‘PaperTrails’,Vadehra ArtGallery,NewDelhi,‘PrettyUgly’,BosePacia,Kolkata,‘Imageandsymbol: PaintersPerception’,AakritArtGallery,Kolkata,in2010;‘Modern Continuous’,Galerie88,Kolkata,in2009;‘Inverting,Inventing,Traditions’, GrosvenorVadehra,London,in2007;DrawingShowanActofArtII’,Priyasri ArtGallery,Mumbai,in2006;thosebySaffronartandPundoleArtGallery, NewYork,in2002and2001;the‘FestivalofIndia’Geneva,in1989;theII HavanaBiennale,in1986;andtheSaoPauloBiennale,in1979.Hewas awardedtheKalidasSammanbytheMadhyaPradeshStateGovernmentin 2001,theShiromaniAward,Kolkata,in1997,andthePrixleFrancedela JeunePeinturein1966.TheartistlivesandworksinShantiniketan,West Bengal. Lot12

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K.LaxmaGoud(b.1940)

BorninAndhraPradesh,LaxmaGoudstudiedattheCollegeofFineArtsand ArchitectureinHyderabadandattheFacultyofFineArtsofM.S.Universityin Baroda.Goudhasexhibitedwidely,bothwithinandoutsideIndia.Hissolo showsincludeonesheldatArtAliveGallery,NewDelhiin2012;ArtMusings, Mumbaiin2011;theAiconGallery,London,in2009;Gallerie88,Kolkata,in 2009;IndianContemporaryArt(ICA),Jaipur,in2008;GallerySpace, Hyderabad,in2008,andtheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai,2006and2003.His workshavebeenpartofgroupexhibitionsincludingthoseheldatSakshiGallery, Mumbaiin2012;AiconGallery,NewYorkin2011-12;ArtMusingsatJehangir ArtGallery,Mumbai,in2008;Galerie88Kolkata,in2007;PriyasriArtGallery, Mumbai,in2006;bySaffronartandApparaoGalleries,LosAngeles,2001; SaffronartHongkong2001,SaffronartandPundoleArtGallery,NewYork,2001and2002;Centreof InternationalModernArt(CIMA),Kolkata,andtheNationalGalleryofModernArt(NGMA),NewDelhi, 1993;‘FestivalofIndia’,Geneva,1987;andWorcesterArtMuseum,1986.GoudreceivedtheAndhraPradesh StateLalitKalaAcademyawardsin1962,1966and1971.TheartistlivesandworksinHyderabad.

BorninKeralain1924,Subramanyanreceived hisarteducationatKalaBhavan,Santiniketan, andtheSladeSchoolofArt,London.He continuedpaintingandteachingoverthenext fewdecades,andwasappointedafellowofthe NationalLalitKalaAkademiin1985,anda ChristensenFellowatSt.Catherine’sCollege, Oxford,in1987-88.Subramanyanalsoservedas DeanattheFacultyofFineArts,M.S. University,Baroda,andin1989wasappointed ProfessorEmeritusatSantiniketan.Hehashad numeroussoloandgroupexhibitions,andparticipatedinseveralmajorBiennales andTriennales.In1966SubramanyanwasawardedtheJohnD.RockfellerIII FundFellowship.Inrecognitionofhisvariedcontributionstothedevelopment ofIndianarthewasawardedtheShiromaniKalaPuraskarbytheGovernmentof Indiain1994.Aretrospectiveexhibitionofhisworkwasheldin2003atthe NationalGalleryofModernArt,NewDelhiandMumbai.Subramanyanwas awardedthePadmaBhushanandthePadmaVibhushanbytheGovernmentofIndiain2006and2012respectively.Attheageof92,hepassedaway inVadodarainJune2016.

K.S.Radhakrishnan(b.1956)

KSRadhakrishnan,oneofthemostnotableamongthenew generationofsculptors,hassuccessfullyrevitalizedIndiansculpture. Asaprominentcontemporarysculptor,hispreferenceformodelling andbronzecastingovernewmaterialssetshimapartfromtherestof hispeers.HissingularvisionchallengesmodernIndiansculptureto resuscitateanage-oldprocesswithabrand-newsensibility,allowing himtobeamodernistwhoapproacheshisworkwithperceptible ambitionandconsiderableaplombwhiletreadingaprudentpath.A runningthemeinhisworksissensuality,makingthembothintimate anduniversal.Hisvariousartworkswereinseveralpubliccollections acrosstheglobe,withtheirscaleandpresencewelladaptedtonatural settings.K.SRadhakrishnanwasborninKerala,India,in1956.HecompletedhisBachelorofFine ArtsandMasterofFineArtsinsculpturefromVistaBhartiUniversityatSantiniketan.Heisthe recipientofmanyawards,includingtheJuniorFellowshipbytheMinistryofHumanResourcesand aFellowshipfromLalitKalaAkademi(LKA).AmonghisselectedsoloexhibitionsincludeTheCrowdandItsAvatarsSculptures,EmmaArt,Kolkata, India(2023);TheSongofSmallThings,ArtMusings,Mumbai,India(2018);andTerrafly,ArtMusings,Mumbai,India(2014)andmore.Hewasalso apartofnumerousexhibitionssuchasKatarvel:JourneysintotheFoundationB&GCollection,SakshiGallery,Colaba,Mumbai,India(2020); MasterpiecesofIndianModernArtEditionII,DAGModern,NewDelhi,India(2017);SculptureShow,TaoArtGallery,Mumbai,IndiaandGallery Collection,TaoAnyGallery,Mumbai,India(2015),amongmanyothers.TheartistlivesandworksinDelhiandSantiniketan.

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Bornin1925,inLahore,KrishenKhannaworkedas abankerwhilehestudiedpaintingasaparttime programmeattheMayoSchoolofArt.Ajobtransfer broughthimincloseproximitywiththemembersof theProgressiveArtists’GroupinMumbai,wherehe chosetopursueafull-timecareerasanartist.In 1962-63Khannareceivedafellowshipfromthe RockefellerCouncil,NewYorkandwasartist-inresidenceattheAmericanUniversity,Washington DC.In2010,Saffronarthostedaretrospectiveofhis workattheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi.His othersoloexhibitionsincludethoseheldbySaffronartinassociationwithOsborne SamuelandBerkeleySquareGalleryattheRoyalAcademy,London,in2007; SaffronartandBerkeleySquareGallery,London,in2005;PundoleArtGallery, Mumbai2004;VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,1994;andKumarArtGallery,New Delhi,2001,1966,64,60,59and58.Hisworkswerealsoincludedinexhibitionsheld bySaffronartandPundoleArtGallery,NewYork,in2001and2002.In2011,theGovernmentofIndiaawardedhimwiththePadmaBhushan;in 2004hereceivedtheLalitKalaRatnafromthePresidentofIndia;andin1997hereceivedtheKalaRatnafromtheAllIndiaFineArtsandCrafts Society,NewDelhi.KhannalivesandworksinNewDelhi.

Bornin1937,inerstwhileBengal,LaluPrasadShawreceivedaDiplomainpainting fromtheGovernmentCollegeofArtsandCrafts,Kolkata,in1959.Hehas exhibitedextensivelyinIndiaandabroadsince1956,andsomeofhismostrecent soloshowsinclude‘Lookingin’atGalerie88,Kolkata,in2011-12;‘Graceful Silence’and‘SepiaNotes’atArtMusings,Mumbai,in2011and2007;‘TheMyriad MindedArtist’atGallerySanskriti,Kolkata,in2008;and‘Painting’attheCentrefor InternationalModernArt(CIMA),Kolkata,in1995.Hisworkhasalsobeen featuredinseveralgroupshows,andhehasparticipatedinartfestivalsandfairsall overtheworldsince1956.Shawhasreceivedmanyawards,includingtheWest BengalStateLalitKalaAkademiAwardin1959,andtheBirlaAcademyAward, Kolkata,in1975-78.TheartistlivesandworksinKolkata.

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BorninGujarat,ManuParekh studiedatSirJ.J.SchoolofArt, Mumbai.Hehasbeenexhibiting since1967andhismostrecentsolo showsincludethoseheldatArtAlive Gallery,Gurgaon2012;TaoArt Gallery,Mumbai,in2010and'09; BerkeleySquareGallery,London,in 2006;VadehraArtGallery,New Delhi,in2004,1994and1991; JehangirArtGalleryandTaoArt Gallery,Mumbai,in2003;SakshiGallery,Bangalore,in1999;ARKS Gallery,London,in1997;BosePacia,NewYork,in1996;and DhoomimalArtGallery,NewDelhi,in1988,'85,'81,'76,'75and'74. Aretrospectiveofhisworkwasheldin1992inKolkata,NewDelhi andMumbai.Hisworkshavealsobeenfeaturedinseveralgroup showsincludingthoseheldatArtAliveGallery,Gurgaonin2012; GalleryThreshold,NewDelhi,in2011,'10;TaoArtGallery,Mumbai,2010,'09and'08;NatureMorte,NewDelhi,in2004;Saffronart,HongKong, in2001andLakeerenArtGallery,Mumbai,in1977.HehasalsoparticipatedintheIIIandIVTriennalesofNewDelhi,in1975and1978.The GovernmentofIndiaawardedhimthePadmaShriin1990.HereceivedtheNationalAwardfromtheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi,in1982,and thePresidentofIndia’sSilverPlaquein1972.ManuParekhlivesandworksinNewDelhi. 106 ARTIANA

BorninPandharpur,Maharashtra,in1915,HusainmovedtoMumbaiin1937wherehe sustainedhimselfbypaintingcinemahoardingsanddesigningfurnitureandtoys.Aselftaughtartist,HusainwasinvitedtojointheProgressiveArtistsGroupin1947byF.N.Souza afterhisfirstpublicexhibitionofpaintings.Mostrecently,hisworkhasbeenfeaturedin soloshowsincluding‘M.F.Husain:EarlyMasterpieces1950s-1970sattheDavidWinton BellGallery,Providencein2010;‘EpicIndia’atthepeabodyEssexMuseum,Salem,in 2006-07;and‘EarlyMasterpieces1950-70s,atAsiaHouseGallery,London,in2006.Husain wasnominatedtotheRajyaSabha,India’sUpperHouseofParliamentin1986-92,during whichhepictoriallyrecordeditsevents,whichwerethenpublishedin1994.The GovernmentofIndiaawardedhimwithaPadmaShriin1966,aPadmaBhushanin1973 andPadmaVibhushanin1991,allhighcivilianhonours.In1971,Husainwasinvitedto exhibitasaspecialinviteewithPabloPicassoattheSaoPauloBiennale,Brazil.In2004,he wasawardedtheLalitKalaRatnabytheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi.Husianpassed awayinLondonin2011.

Bornin1965,hestudiedattheGovernmentCollegeofArts& Crafts,Kolkata,andtheCollegeofArt,NewDelhi.Averyskilled artist,hewieldsaruggedpalette,andisextremelyversatileinhis treatmentofcolourandtexture.Hehasheldmanysoloshows, includingexhibitionsatJehangirArtGalleryinMumbai,Gallerie GaneshainNewDelhiandGalleryKatayuninKolkata.Hehas participatedinvariousgroupshowsliketheNationalArt ExhibitioninJaipur,KalaMela,LalitKalaAcademyinNew Delhi,andtheCitibankGroupShowinMumbai.Besidesother accolades,hehasalsoreceivedtheNationalScholarshipfromthe GovernmentofIndiaandtheAllIndiaMiniSculptureExhibition AwardfromAIFACS.Hegraduallymovedfromatmosphericscenerytorepresentationsofthe humanform.Hismorerecentpaintingsareboldandgraphic,withastrongcolorandunusual cropping.Hisworksareinanumberofcollections,includingtheBritishMuseum,andthe NationalGalleryofModernArt,NewDelhi.Inearlyyearshedidmanywatercolorsofdifferent locations.

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ParitoshSen(1918-2008)

ParitoshSenwasbornin1918inDhaka.Aftercompletinghis diplomainFineArtsfromtheGovernmentCollegeofArts andCrafts,Chennai,hemovedtoCalcuttain1942,wherehe andagroupoffriendsformedtheCalcuttaGroup,an associationofartiststhatsoughttoincorporatecontemporary valuesinIndianart.In1949,heleftforParistostudyfurther, attending,amongotherinstitutes,theEcoledesBeauxArts. HereceivedaFellowshipfor1970-'71fromtheJohnD. RockefellerIIIFund.Aprolificwriter,Senhaspublished manyworksinbothBengaliandinEnglish,includingaseries ofautobiographicalvignettestitled'JindabaharLane'.His workshavebeenexhibitedinIndiaandinternationally,inParis,London,Germany,Tokyoand intheUS.ParitoshSenpassedawayinOctober2008.

BorninSimlain1924,RamKumarstudiedartwhile workingonaMaster’sdegreeinEconomicsfromSt. StephensCollege,NewDelhi.In1949heleftforParisto studypaintingunderAndreLhoteandin1950hejoined AtelierFernandLeger,returningtoIndiathreeyearslater. In1970hereceivedtheJ.D.RockefellerIIIFund Fellowship.Since1949,RamKumarhasexhibited regularlyinIndiaandinternationally.Someofhissolo showsincludethoseatAiconGallery,NewYork,in2013; ChemouldPrescottRoad,Mumbaiin2008;VadehraArt Gallery,NewDelhiin2012,2010-11,09,08,06,05,03,01, 00,1993and92;AiconGallery,NewYorkin2013and2007,PundoleArtGallery,Mumbai in2005,1999,92,90,86,84,83,78,76,73and71;ArksGallery,Londonin1997;and GrosvenorGallery,Londonin1966.In2002,SaffronartandPundoleArtGalleryorganizedashowofhisworkinMumbai,NewDelhi,SanFrancisco andNewYork.OtherretrospectivesofhisworkhavebeenheldattheNationalGalleryofModernArt,NewDelhiin1994and1993;JehangirArt Gallery,Mumbaiin1993;andtheBirlaMuseum,Kolkatain1980.In1972theGovernmentofIndiaawardedhimwiththePadmaShri,oneofits highestCivilianhonors.TheMadhyaPradeshStateGovernmentawardedhimwiththeKalidasSammanin1985,andforhiswriting,hereceivedthe UttarPradeshStateGovernmentawardin1975.RamKumarlivedandworkedinNewDelhi,tillhepassedawayinApril2018.

RiyasKomuwasborninKerala,andmovedtoMumbaiin1992tostudy literature.Droppingoutduringhisfinalyear,Komueventuallyobtainedhis BachelorsandMastersDegreesinFineArtfromtheSirJ.J.SchoolofArt in1997and1999respectively.Sincehisgraduation,Komuhasbeen constantlyassertingandpushinghimselfwithastrongbodyofwork.Some ofKomu’srecentsoloshowsincludeonesofhisphotographicworksatthe GuildGallery,Mumbai,in2008and2005,andtwoexhibitionsheldat SakshiGallery,Mumbaiin2005and2002.Hisworkshavealsobeen featuredingroupexhibitionsheldatSaffronartandtheGuildGallery, Mumbai,in2004;theHarmonyShow,Mumbai,in2003,wherehewon the‘ExcellenceAwardforEmergingArtistoftheYear’;theFineArt Company,Mumbai,in2002,theGuildGallery,Mumbai,in2001and2002;LakeerenandTaoArtGallery, Mumbai,in2000;andtheNationalGalleryofModernArtannualshowsin1999and2000.In1997,Komu receivedthetwoyearlongK.K.HebbarFoundationSocietyScholarship,andhasalsobeenhonoredwith theBombayArtSocietyAwardin1996andtheMaharashtraStateArtPrizein1995.Theartistlivesand worksinMumbai.

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BorninKolkata,SaktiBurmangraduatedfromtheGovernmentCollegeofArts andCrafts,Kolkata,in1956andthenwentontostudyattheEcoleNationale SuperieuredesBeauxArtsinParis,where,in1956,hewonthePrixdesEtrangers. SomeofthemostrecentsoloshowsofhisworkincludearetrospectiveattheLalit KalaAkademi,NewDelhi,JehangirArtGallery,Mumbai,VictoriaMemorialHall, KolkataandMaisondeI’Unesco,in2008.Burman’sworkshavealsobeenfeatured atvariousotherinternationalgalleryexhibitions;includingattheRandPalais, Paris,in1975and1994;andattheFrenchBiennalesin1963,1965and1967.The artistlivesandworksinParis.

SatishGujralwasborninPunjabandtrainedattheMayoSchoolofArtin Lahore,theSirJ.J.SchoolofArt,Mumbai,andthePalacioNationaldeBelleArts inMexico.Intheearly1950s,heservedasanapprenticetoDiegoRivieraand DavidAlfaroSiqueiros,bothrenownedMexicanmuralists.TheGovernmentof IndiahonoredhimwiththePadmaVibhushanin1998,andin2004hereceived theLalitKalaRatnaPuraskarfromtheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi.Hehas wontheNationalAwardthrice:twiceforpaintingandonceforsculpture.He hasalsobeenhonoredbythestatesofDelhiandPunjabaswellasby Santiniketanwithitshighesthonor,the‘Desikottama’.Severalsoloandgroup exhibitionsofhisworkshavebeenheldaroundtheworldincludinginNew Delhi,Mumbai,Kolkata,Chicago,Madrid,Tokyo,Rome,MexicoCity,andNewYork.GujralpassedawayonMarch 26,2020,inNewDelhiattheageof94.

Bornin1922inBabaria, MadhyaPradesh,Raza graduatedfromthe NagpurSchoolofArtin 1943andtheSirJ.J. SchoolofArt,Mumbaiin 1947.Hewasoneofthe foundingmembersofthe ProgressiveArtists’Group in1948.Afterreceivinga FrenchGovernment

Scholarshipin1950heleftforEcoleNationaledesBeaux Arts,Paris,wherehewasawardedthePrixdelaCritique in1956.In1962heservedasavisitinglectureratthe

UniversityofCaliforniainBerkeley,USA.Razahasseveralsoloexhibitionstohiscredit,including‘Paysage:SelectWorks1950s-1970s’,‘Parikrama: AroundGandhi’,VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,in2014;‘Shabd-Bindu’,AkarPrakar,Kolkata,in2013;‘Vistaar’,ArtMusingsandJehangirArtGallery, Mumbai,in2012-13,‘BinduVistaar’,GrosvenorGallery,London,in2012;‘Punarangman’,VadehraArtGalleryandLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi,in 2011;‘Ones’atVadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,in2011and2010;TaoArtGallery,Mumbai,2008and2006;andSaffronartandBerkeleySquareGallery, LondonandNewYork,2005.In2007SaffronartheldamajorretrospectiveofhisworkinNewYork.Raza’sworkhasbeenexhibitedinseveralgroup exhibitionsincludingthoseatAiconGallery,NewYorkandLondon,in2014,13,12,11,10;theMuseumofFineArt,Boston,in2009;Grosvenor Gallery,London,Mumbai,2004;SaffronartandPundoleArtGallery,NewYork,2001and2002;andSaffronart,HongKongandLosAngeles,2001 amongseveralothers.RazareceivedaLalitKalaRatnafromtheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhiin2004,andaPadmaBhushanandPadmaShrifrom theGovernmentofIndiain2007and1981respectively.TheMadhyaPradeshStateGovernmentalsoawardedhimwiththeKalidasSammanin199697.RazalivedandworkedinParisandGorbio,France,till2011.TheartistpassedawayinNewDelhiinJuly2016.

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SenakaSenanayake(b.1951)

ASriLankanbyorigin,Senakaattainedfameearlyinlife asaprodigyforhisworksofart.Heheldhisfirst internationalsoloexhibitionattheageoften,inNewYork. Althoughhepaintedcopiouslyandheldmanyshowsboth inhisnativecountryaswellasabroad,itwasonlyafterhe wenttoYaleschoolforgraduationinArtandArchitecture didherealizethathistruecallinglayinthefieldofart.For thepastdecade,Senanayakehasconcentratedhisartasa mediumforenvironmentaladvocacy:depictingbeautiful scenesfromtherainforesttopromotepublicawarenessof environmentaldegradationinhisnativeSriLankaand aroundtheworld.Senanayake'sworkshowsaferventpassionfornature'sbeautyandagreat knowledgeofthefloraandfaunaoftherainforest.Hisworkhasbeenshownatmostparts ofEuropeandSouthAsiawithcriticalacclaim.Tilldatehehasmorethan100soloshows tohiscredit,andnumerousgroupshowsinthecountriesofEurope,China,Australia,Japan, Singapore,Czechoslovakia,KoreaandEgypttonameafew.HisworkhasbeendocumentedbyMetroGoldwyn,BritishMovietoneNews,BBCTV, London,YeoSooTV,SouthKorea,TVAustria,andStarTV,India.Variousjournals,magazinesandnewspaperssuchasTheNewYorkSundayTimes, WashingtonPost,LondonTimes,WeserKurier,Germany,UNESCOFeatures,Paris,NationalGeographicMagazine,AsiaWeekandmanyothers,have devotedtheirmediumstodocumentSenaka’swork.HeLivesandworksinSriLanka.

ShyamalDuttaRaystudiedattheGovernmentCollegeofArtsandCrafts, Calcutta.Hisbodyofworkconstitutesamajorturningpointinthehistory oftheBengalSchoolofArt.Regardedasamasterwatercolorist,hetaught artatJagadhbandhuInstitution,Kolkatafrom1954-1956.Rayisalsoa foundingmemberoftheSocietyofContemporaryArtists,anartists' collective,whichsoughttointroduceinnovativenessintotheartworldofthe 1960s.Hehasreceivedmanyhonours:theAwardofMeritfromtheLalit KalaAcademy,theShiromaniKalaPuraskar,andtheSpecialCommendation oftheKarnatakaChitrakalaParishad.Hisworkshavebeenexhibitedin Mumbai,Delhi,CalcuttaandBangalore.Hehasparticipatedininternational showssuchastheThirdWorldBiennaleofGraphics,London,andthe HavanaBiennale,Cuba,tomentionafew.HisworksareinthecollectionsoftheNationalGalleryofModern Art,Delhi,theVictoriaandAlbertMuseum,LondonandtheGlenbarraMuseum,Japan.Hepassedawayin 2005.

BorninKerala,T.V.SantoshcompletedhisBachelor’sdegreeinFine Arts,specializinginsculpture,fromKalabhavan,Santiniketan,in1994. HethenstudiedattheFacultyofFineArtsofM.S.University,Baroda, completinghisMaster’sdegreeinthesametherein1997.T.V. Santosh’sfirstsoloshow‘OneHandClapping/Siren’waspresentedby theGuildArtGalleryatJehangirArtGallery,Mumbai,in2003. Santoshhassinceheldseveralsoloshowsincluding‘BloodandSpit’at JackShainmanGallery,NewYork,in2009;‘LivingwithaWound’at GrosvenorVadehra,London,in2009;‘ARoomtoPray’atAvanthay Contemporary,Zurich,in2008;‘ScarsofAnAncientError’atthe SingaporeArtFairin2006;‘FalsePromises’atGrosvenorGallery, London,in2005;and‘UnsolvedStories’atNatureMorte,NewDelhi,in2004.Santoshhasalso participatedingroupshowslike‘ExpressionsatTihar’atIndiraGandhiNationalCentrefortheArts, NewDelhi,in2009;‘PassagetoIndia,PartII:NewIndianArtfromtheFrankCohenCollection’at InitialAccess,Wolverhampton,in2009;‘MylittleIndia’atMarellaGallery,Beijing,in2009;and‘Where InTheWorld’attheDevilArtFoundation,NewDelhi,in2008-09.TheartistwasawardedKeralaLalit KalaAcademyStateAward,aNationalScholarshipandtheKanoriaScholarship,Ahmedabad,allin1997.TheartistlivesandworksinMumbai.

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ThotaVaikuntam(b.1942)

Vaikuntamwasbornin1942in AndhraPradesh.Hestudiedatthe CollegeofFineArtsand ArchitectureinHyderabad.In1971, hewontheLalitKalaAkademi FellowshiptostudyattheM.S. University,Baroda.Hehashad severalsoloandgroupshows internationallyandinIndia, includingNewDelhi,Mumbaiand citiesinSouthIndia.Hisrecentsolo showsincludethe2011‘Metamorphosis:TheChangingWorldof ThotaVaikuntam’attheArtAliveGalleryinNewDelhi,aswellas the2011‘Memoiredupasse1979-1999’attheLatitude28gallery, NewDelhi.HisworkshavealsobeenexhibitedinNewYork, London,BirminghamandKassel.HisworkwasshownattheVII Triennale,NewDelhi,andhehasalsoexhibitedwithSaffronartin LosAngelesandHongKongin2001.VaikuntamwontheBharat BhavanBiennaleAward,Bhopalin1988,aswellastheNationalAwardforPaintingfromtheGovernmentofIndiain1993.Theartistlivesandworks inHyderabad.

V.S.Gaitonde(1924-2001)

V.S.GaitondewasborninNagpur, Maharashtra.Hereceivedhis DiplomainPaintingfromtheSirJ. J.SchoolofArt,Mumbai,andwas awardedtheJ.D.RockefellerIII FundFellowshipin1964.Hewas alsoawardedthefirstprizeatthe YoungAsianArtists’Exhibition, Tokyo,in1957.Soloexhibitionsof Gaitonde’sworkincludea forthcomingretrospectiveatthe SolomonR.GuggenheimMuseum,NewYork,in2014;‘V.S. GaitondeWorksfromPrivateCollections’atSaffronart,NewDelhi, in2011;‘AnAbstractVision’atPundoleArtGallery,Mumbai,in 1997;andatVadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,in1996.Hehasalsohad exhibitionsinNewYorkin1959and1963,andwasinvitedto participateinthe‘FestivalofIndia’attheRoyalAcademyofArt, London,andinJapanin1988.Gaitonde’sworkhasbeenafeaturedin severalgroupshows,including‘RootsintheAir,BranchesBelowModern&ContemporaryArtfromIndia’attheSanJoseMuseumofArt,2011;‘The Progressives&Associates’and‘ProgressivetoAltemodern’atGrosvenorGalley,London,in2010and2009respectively;andSaffronartandPundoleArt Gallery,NewYorkin2001.HisworkisrepresentedinseveralIndianandforeigncollectionsincludingthoseoftheMusuemofModernArt,NewYork. HewasawardedthePadmaShribytheGovernmentofIndiain1971.GaitondepassedawayinAugust2001.

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