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    South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art

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    11 June 2008

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    • PARAMJIT SINGH (B. 1935)
    Lot 46

    PARAMJIT SINGH (B. 1935)

    Untitled

    Price realised

    GBP 22,500

    Estimate

    GBP 18,000 - GBP 25,000

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    PARAMJIT SINGH (B. 1935)
    Untitled
    signed and dated 'Paramjit Singh 2001' (lower left)
    oil on canvas
    36 x 60 in. (91.6 x 152.5 cm.)
    Painted in 2001

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    Lot Essay

    "Rising above the thin dividing line between realism and abstraction, Paramjit transforms his picture-space into an animated painting-space with abundance of brush strokes which had become his signature. On close observation, these brush strokes are unbelievably rugged and broken without giving clue to how they function as suggestion of leaves, grass, the pathway or the water body. Nevertheless they do integrate perfectly at a distance giving clear indication of the artist's mastery over his method of handling the brush and pigments. Even though Paramjit's treatment of pigments is reminiscent of some of the Impressionist masters, he had very well absorbed it into his personal technique." (A. Ramachandran, Paramjit Singh, Vadehra Art Gallery, New Delhi, 2002)

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    VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium


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    Property of a Private Indian Collection

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