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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION
OF THE ARTIST’S FAMILY
55
K H ARA
(1914 ‒ 1985)
Untitled
Signed ‘ARA’ (lower right); dated
‘1967’ (on the reverse)
1967
Gouache on paper
16.25 x 29.25 in (41.1 x 74.4 cm)
Rs 7,00,000 ‒ 9,00,000
$ 10,450 ‒ 13,435
Image courtesy of Ruxana Pathan
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF THE
ARTIST’S FAMILY
54
K H ARA
(1914 ‒ 1985)
Juhu
Signed ‘K. ARA’ (lower right); inscribed
‘1925 / Juhu’ (on the reverse)
Watercolour on paper
12.5 x 19.25 in (31.5 x 48.8 cm)
Rs 5,00,000 ‒ 7,00,000
$ 7,465 ‒ 10,450
K H Ara’s early watercolours explored abstract and cubist
notions of representing space. In the early work (lot 54), the
landscapes is still visible, overlaid by bold vertical strokes to
create structure. Some years later (lot 55), Ara moved to a
brief period of complete abstraction in which shapes, form
and colour alone dominate the composition.