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Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist in Paris, circa 1980 Lura H. Smith acquired Indian art from a friendship with the artists due to a connection with Abraham (Abe) Weisblat, Lura’s brother-in-law. Abe Weisblat was an agricultural economist who worked with the Council of Economic and Cultural Affairs, a small organization funded by John D. Rockefeller III. In the early years, the Council provided travel fellowships to Asian artists. Abe sought out and identified many of these artists in the course of their travels. Amongst the awardees were Maqbool Fida Husain, Sayed Haider Raza, Krishen Khanna and Ram Kumar.

Literature

This work will be included in a revised edition of SH RAZA, Catalogue Raisonné, Volume II (1972 - 1989) by Anne Macklin on behalf of The Raza Foundation, New Delhi (image ref SR1219)

Catalog summary

Property from the Estate of Lura H. Smith Sayed Haider Raza 1922 - 2016 Untitled Acrylic on canvas Signed and dated 'RAZA ' 78' lower center and further signed, dated and inscribed 'RAZA / 1978 / 102 X 153 cms' on reverse 40 x 59 ⅞ in. (101.6 x 152.1 cm.) Painted in 1978 Provenance Acquired directly from the artist in Paris, circa 1980 Lura H. Smith acquired Indian art from a friendship with the artists due to a connection with Abraham (Abe) Weisblat, Lura’s brother-in-law. Abe Weisblat was an agricultural economist who worked with the Council of Economic and Cultural Affairs, a small organization funded by John D. Rockefeller III. In the early years, the Council provided travel fellowships to Asian artists. Abe sought out and identified many of these artists in the course of their travels. Amongst the awardees were Maqbool Fida Husain, Sayed Haider Raza, Krishen Khanna and Ram Kumar. Literature This work will be included in a revised edition of SH RAZA, Catalogue Raisonné, Volume II (1972 - 1989) by Anne Macklin on behalf of The Raza Foundation, New Delhi (image ref SR1219)