ZARINA
UNTITLED , 1970 (Executed)
Lot #2 |
2020-03-16 |
Sotheby's, New York
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Category:
Estimate:
USD 10,000 - 15,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10333
Auction name: Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2020-03-16
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century Indian Art
Department: Prints & Multiples
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Dimensions: 29 ¾ x 21 ¾ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
75.5
Width In Centimeters:
55.2
Height In Inches:
29.75
Width In Inches:
21.75
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Edition: 10
Edition notes: Edition 2/10.
Year notes: Executed in 1970.
Provenance
Acquired from Gallery Chanakya, New Delhi on 25 November 1971
Exhibited
L.P. Sihare, A Handbook of Paintings and Graphics , National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, 1974, pl. 24 (another from the edition) A. Pesenti, Zarina: Paper Like Skin , Hammer Museum and DelMonico Books, Prestel 2012, illustration p. 45 (another from the edition) K. Singh, Memory & Identity: Indian Artists Abroad, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2016, illustration p. 425 (another from the edition) Catalogue note This work was made around the same time period as the previous lot. Conceptually, it alludes to a similar thought process as the previous work – referring to a wall or a veil. It is reminiscent of a jali or latticed screen seen in Mughal architecture creating a divided between public/private; masculine/feminine; here and there. Or it could also reference the chilman – a delicate screen made from bamboo – traditionally used inside homes to provide relief from the heat of Indian summers.
Catalog summary
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARCIA GILMARTIN ZARINA b. 1937 UNTITLED Relief print from collaged wood, printed in burnt amber on Indian handmade paper Signed, dated and editioned '2/10 Zarina 70' along lower edge Edition: 2/10 29 ¾ x 21 ¾ in. (75.5 x 55.2 cm.) Executed in 1970 Provenance Acquired from Gallery Chanakya, New Delhi on 25 November 1971 Exhibited L.P. Sihare, A Handbook of Paintings and Graphics , National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, 1974, pl. 24 (another from the edition) A. Pesenti, Zarina: Paper Like Skin , Hammer Museum and DelMonico Books, Prestel 2012, illustration p. 45 (another from the edition) K. Singh, Memory & Identity: Indian Artists Abroad, Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2016, illustration p. 425 (another from the edition) Catalogue note This work was made around the same time period as the previous lot. Conceptually, it alludes to a similar thought process as the previous work – referring to a wall or a veil. It is reminiscent of a jali or latticed screen seen in Mughal architecture creating a divided between public/private; masculine/feminine; here and there. Or it could also reference the chilman – a delicate screen made from bamboo – traditionally used inside homes to provide relief from the heat of Indian summers.