F N Souza, 'Front-Back Nude', 1950 | Spring Live Auction, 13 March 2024 - Video

Saffronart CEO Dinesh Vazirani reflects on an early work by F N Souza titled ‘Front-Back Nude’, 1950. The work exhibits a strong influence of both traditional Indian art and Western masters such as Picasso and Rouault on Souza, and is important proof of the robust foundation upon which the artist built the exceptional iconography he is remembered for today.

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Spring Live Auction⁠
13 March | Mumbai⁠

Lot 50
‘Front-Back Nude’, 1950
Oil on board
Estimate: $750,000 - 950,000 (Rs 6.15 - 7.79 crores)