Bindu

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SYED HAIDER RAZA (B.1922)
Bindu
signed and dated 'RAZA 82 (lower left); signed and dated 'RAZA 1982 "BINDU" 50 x 50 cm Acrylique sur toile' (on reverse); bearing exhibition label: Fondation des Arts Graphiques et Plastiques 16 Octobre -30 Novembre 1985
acrylic on canvas
19 5/8 x 19 5/8 in. (50 x 50 cm.)
Painted in 1982.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist.

Literature

Artistes indiens en France, Fondation Nationale des Arts Graphiques et Plastiques, 1985.
Geeti Sen, Bindu: Space and Time in Raza's Vision, New Delhi, 1998, p. 130 (illustrated).

Exhibited

Paris, Fondation Nationale des Arts Graphiques et Plastiques, Artistes Indiens en France, 16 October - 30 November, 1985.

Lot Essay

This form of the Bindu has a special significance to Raza since it was also chosen to grace the cover of Geeti Sen's book on the subject. Raza has since adapted versions of this original work for his serigraphs.

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