Devraj Dakoji
Untitled , 1975 (Executed)
Lot #43 |
2022-05-31 |
Sotheby's, London
The Surya Collection: Property from Mrs. Ute Rettberg
Category:
Estimate:
GBP 200 - 300 (currency of sale)
USD 252 - 377 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: L22501
Auction name: The Surya Collection: Property from Mrs. Ute Rettberg
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: London
Start date: 2022-05-31
Currency: GBP
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century For Art
Department: Prints & Multiples
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Dimensions: 13.2 x 8 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
13.2
Width In Centimeters:
8
Height In Inches:
5.197
Width In Inches:
3.15
Height In Centimeters:
28.3
Width In Centimeters:
18.9
Height In Inches:
11.142
Width In Inches:
7.441
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Edition: AP
Edition notes: Artist's proof.
Year notes: Executed in 1975.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist, Surya Galerie, Freinsheim
Exhibited
Germany, Freinsheim, Surya Galerie Catalogue note Born in 1944 in Hyderabad, Devraj Dakoji graduated from the College of Fine Arts and Architecture in Hyderabad in 1965. Later, Dakoji recieved a scholarship to attend M. S. University, Baroda, where he studied printmaking. His education continued at the Chelsea School of Arts in London, in 1975. Now, Dakoji is based in New York where he collaborates and teaches as a Master Printer at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop.
Catalog summary
Devraj Dakoji b. 1944 Untitled Mezzotint Signed indistinctly, dated, editioned and inscribed 'MEZZOTINT / A.P. d devraj 75' along lower edge and further inscribed 'WITH GREETINGS AND / GOOD WISHES / FROM / D. DEVRAJ (Dec. 75) / (DEVRAJ) / (for 1976)' on reverse Artist's Proof Image: 13.2 x 8 cm. (5 ⅛ x 3 ⅛ in.) Folio: 28.3 x 18.9 cm. (11 ⅛ x 7 ⅜ in.) Executed in 1975 Provenance Acquired directly from the artist, Surya Galerie, Freinsheim Exhibited Germany, Freinsheim, Surya Galerie Catalogue note Born in 1944 in Hyderabad, Devraj Dakoji graduated from the College of Fine Arts and Architecture in Hyderabad in 1965. Later, Dakoji recieved a scholarship to attend M. S. University, Baroda, where he studied printmaking. His education continued at the Chelsea School of Arts in London, in 1975. Now, Dakoji is based in New York where he collaborates and teaches as a Master Printer at the Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop.