Lot 19: Untitled

NASREEN MOHAMEDI (1937-1990) Untitled oil on canvas 24¾ x 30 in. (62.9 x 76.2 cm.) Painted circa early 1970s

62.9 x 76.2 cm.

circa

Gifted by the artist to the current owner

December 1st, Jaisalmer Dry space--sand Bare shrubs forcing existence No support At times complete isolation An individual Reduced to its own shadow. Caricatures with a profound dignity Arid--richness almost complete Coarse, black cracks-- Dust, skinlike earth Coarse sounds, filigree against sky Yellow and shadows dark Mauve--thorns in sane Coarse sounds--yet one so largely rich Suddenly moves earth. Night cracks gunny bags Squares, textures light Integrated into dark. (Artist's diary entry 1966, Nasreen in Retrospect, Mumbai, 1995, p. 86)