Souza auction in London makes history
Published May 5th, 2006
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Auction house Bonhams here has created history by having a sale of works of one Indian artist, Francis Newton Souza.
‘The sale reflects the explosion of interest in and rising value of Indian art in general and Souza in particular,’ said Bonhams. The works on paper went under the hammer at New Bond Street Wednesday.
A mesmerising work was atheist Souza’s ‘Christ crowned with thorns’. This was an ink on paper, signed and dated 1952 lower left and estimated at 5,000-7,000 pounds. It sold for 8,500 pounds.
‘After Paul Klee’s Great Dome’, a work done as far back as 1927, a simple ink on paper, signed and dated 1957 and estimated at 5,000-7,000 pounds, sold for 11,000 pounds. This work reflects the epicurean eye that Souza had; nothing escaped his sharp vision or wit.
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