Christie’s is honored to announce the exhibition, Francis Newton Souza: The London Years, Masterworks from the Collection of Navin Kumar – on view in New York during Asian Art Week from 13 to 18 September.

Celebrating the birth centenary of the critically acclaimed Indian modern artist Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002), the show presents a group of major paintings alongside important works on paper, most of which have not been seen in public for more than half a century.

This centenary exhibition focuses on works created by Souza between 1949 and 1967, the almost two decade period when the artist was based in London, which came to define his career and cement his status as India’s most legendary modernist. Carefully assembled over the course of more than forty years by Navin Kumar, one of the first Indian gallerists based in the United States, this collection of works not only stands testament to the artist’s singular voice, immense talent and fascinating life, but also to his long lasting relationship with the Kumar family in India, Europe and North America.

Featuring fabled works in every genre Souza engaged with over the course of his long artistic career, the exhibition throws new light on what was the most seminal period in the career of one of the most renowned masters of modern Indian art.