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Lot 112059
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SADEQUAIN (1930 - 1987)
The Family
Oil on Canvas
Signed & dated 7/VIII/66 lower right
Dimension: 31 x 47 in
Oil on Canvas
Signed & dated 7/VIII/66 lower right
Dimension: 31 x 47 in
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist
Thence by descent in the same family
Thence by descent in the same family
Details
Born in Amroha, India, Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi was the pioneer of modern art in Pakistan and an internationally renowned critically acclaimed artist.
In this painting, the figures emerge from his distinct style of calligraphy, intertwining figures into lines, changing form to letters, where shapes shift effortlessly from one form to another, melting and evolving into another distinct symbol, suggesting reaching for a higher spiritual state. It tells the story of the Human Journey as seen through the prism of family.
In this painting, the figures emerge from his distinct style of calligraphy, intertwining figures into lines, changing form to letters, where shapes shift effortlessly from one form to another, melting and evolving into another distinct symbol, suggesting reaching for a higher spiritual state. It tells the story of the Human Journey as seen through the prism of family.
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