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Biren De (India, 1926-2011)
Untitled
Acrylic on canvas
Signed and dated ‘Biren de, 67’ lower left
19 1/8 x 23 3/4 in. (48.7 x 60.3 cm)
$3,000 - 5,000

Another canvas from this series sold at Christie’s, New York, 15
September 2010, lot 325.

Provenance:
Private Collection, Los Angeles
Acquired from Chemould Gallery, New Delhi

196
Laxman Pai (India, born 1926)
Gossip
Oil on canvas
Signed in devanagari and further signed and dated ‘69 lower right. Also
signed and titled ‘Gossip, 1969’ verso.
11 5/8 x 31 3/4 in. (29.5 x 80.6 cm)
$5,000 - 8,000

197
Laxman Shreshtha (India, born 1939)
Ruins
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated ‘72 lower left
55 1/4 x 33 in. (140.3 x 84 cm)
$4,000 - 6,000

“Shreshtha believes that after painting for two to three decades, he’s
begun to understand geometry, which he says is the ultimate form of
painting. Shreshtha treats painting as an experiment with life itself.
The more experience he gains, the more the desire to experiment and
the urgency to get it on canvas. ‘I’m not overwhelmed by geometrical
forms, but I’m in control of them. I’ve used lines and rectangles to give a
contemporary look to a human being’s daily life.” (Swapna Bhandarkar,
“Times of India”, January 7, 2003.)

Provenance: 197
Private Collection, Los Angeles
Acquired in New Delhi in the 1970s

198
Laxman Shreshtha (India, born 1939)
Untitled
Oil on canvas
Artist’s name inscribed verso
30 x 30 in. (76 x 76 cm)
$3,000 - 5,000

Provenance:
Private Collection, Los Angeles
Acquired from Chemould Gallery (label verso), New Delhi in the early 1970s

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