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Francis Newton Souza (1924 - 2002)
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Francis Newton Souza (1924 - 2002)

Untitled (Landscape)

Details
Francis Newton Souza (1924 - 2002)
Untitled (Landscape)
signed and dated 'Souza 62' (upper right)
oil on board
36 x 48in. (91.5 x 122cm.)
Painted in 1962
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner circa 1980.
Literature
A. Kurtha, Francis Newton Souza: Bridging Western and Indian Modern Art, Ahmedabad, 2006, pl. 149 (illustrated).
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Lot Essay

The structural, almost architectonic, compositions of Francis Newton Souza's earlier landscape paintings began to dissolve soon after the Sino-Indian war in 1961. In this work from 1962, the tumultuous and violent application of colour seems to threaten the black outline which Souza uses to provide the etchings of a townscape. It seems as if the power of these brushstrokes will at any moment cause the collapse of representation in the work, instilling the painting with a dynamism and energy that is quite striking. His representations of foliage, cityscapes and skies seem to invoke the style of Claude Monet's late impressionist paintings as well as legendary composition and style of Vincent Van Gogh.

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