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Syed Haider Raza (B. 1922)
Untitled
Signed lower left: S. H. RAZA '49; Inscribed on reverse: RAZA Gouache on paper 1949
Gouache on paper; framed
14 x 17 in. (35.5 x 43 cm.)

Provenance

Formerly in the personal collection of Hari Ambadas Gade

Literature

Mindscapes: Early Works by S.H. Raza, 1945-50, Geeti Sen, curator, Delhi Art Gallery, March 2001, p. 37.

Lot Essay

A trip to Kashmir in 1948 marked a new shift in Raza's painting style. There he met photographer Henri Cartier Bresson who suggested that Raza study the compositions of Paul Cezanne. Taking cues from Mughal miniatures and the famed Post-Impressionist, this resulted in a collage of forms and multiple perspectives within his landscapes and cityscapes.

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