KRISHNA REDDY
Demonstrators , 1968 (Executed)
Lot #146 |
2019-06-10 |
Sotheby's, London
Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art
Category:
Estimate:
GBP 2,000 - 4,000 (currency of sale)
USD 2,532 - 5,065 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L19500
Auction name: Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2019-06-10
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
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Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Prints & Multiples
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Dimensions: 34.7 x 44.2 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
34.7
Width In Centimeters:
44.2
Height In Inches:
13.661
Width In Inches:
17.402
Height In Centimeters:
49.5
Width In Centimeters:
58
Height In Inches:
19.488
Width In Inches:
22.835
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Year notes: Executed in 1968.
Provenance
Acquired from a local auction house, France, circa 2009
Exhibited
New York, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Krishna Reddy: A Retrospective , 5 November 1981 - 28 February 1982 (another from the edition)
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Krishna Reddy: A Retrospective , Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, 1981, illustration p. 39 (another from the edition) Catalogue note "The upheavals during the revolution in Paris of 1968, the crowds of people marching, gathering and talking influenced this work. This was the first time I completely carved to the very depth of the metal using mechanical and stone grinders, as if I was carving stone in the round. To increase the feeling of depth I used the reverse process of printing colours by superimposing them." (K. Reddy quoted in Exhibition catalogue, Krishna Reddy: A Retrospective , Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, 1981, p. 70)
Catalog summary
KRISHNA REDDY 1925 - 2018 Demonstrators Etching with aquatint and carborundum Editioned 'Imp. par l'artiste' lower left, titled '"Demonstrators"' lower centre and signed 'N. Krishna Reddy' lower right Image: 34.7 x 44.2 cm. (13 ⅝ x 17 ⅜ in.) Folio: 49.5 x 58 cm. (19 ½ x 22 ⅞ in.) Executed in 1968 Provenance Acquired from a local auction house, France, circa 2009 Exhibited New York, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Krishna Reddy: A Retrospective , 5 November 1981 - 28 February 1982 (another from the edition) Literature Exhibition catalogue, Krishna Reddy: A Retrospective , Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, 1981, illustration p. 39 (another from the edition) Catalogue note "The upheavals during the revolution in Paris of 1968, the crowds of people marching, gathering and talking influenced this work. This was the first time I completely carved to the very depth of the metal using mechanical and stone grinders, as if I was carving stone in the round. To increase the feeling of depth I used the reverse process of printing colours by superimposing them." (K. Reddy quoted in Exhibition catalogue, Krishna Reddy: A Retrospective , Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York, 1981, p. 70)