Sale 5798
London
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4 June 1997
Price realised
GBP 8,625
Estimate
Syed Haider Raza (b. 1922) Tree of Life signed and dated 'RAZA '96' (lower centre) and signed, inscribed and dated on the reverse 'RAZA 1996 120 x 120 cms Acrylic on canvas "Tree of Life"' acrylic on canvas 47¼ x 47¼ in. (120 x 120 cm.)
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For a similar work by the artist see, G. Sen, Bindu: Space and Time in Raza's Vision, Media Transasia Ltd., 1996, page 22; and Y. Dalmia, The Moderns, National Gallery of Modern Art, Bombay, page 35.
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