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Souza's Masterpieces Fetch Millions at Auction
8 Mar
Summary
- Five F.N. Souza artworks offered in online auction on March 10-11.
- The artworks are collectively expected to sell for over Rs 4 crore.
- The selection showcases Souza's diverse artistic exploration and reinvention.
Five remarkable artworks by modernist painter Francis Newton Souza are set for auction on March 10 and 11 as part of AstaGuru's Masters Legacy online sale. The collection showcases Souza's artistic versatility, featuring intense nudes, dynamic cityscapes, and luminous landscapes. These varied pieces are collectively projected to surpass Rs 4 crore in value.
The curated selection demonstrates Souza's capacity for reinvention while maintaining a focus on profound themes such as faith, power, and human anxieties. "Garden City," a striking depiction of a metropolis as a fractured organism, is the most expensive, with bidding starting at Rs 2,00,00,000. Another highlighted piece is an untitled nude from 1989, emphasizing raw physicality.
An experimental work utilizing chemical alteration on paper presents a skeletal cityscape with corroded textures. Further demonstrating his late-career brilliance, a 1994 landscape bursts with color, reminiscent of stained-glass luminosity. These diverse works underscore Souza's significant impact on 20th-century Indian art, solidifying his reputation as a visionary artist.
