Lot#9 || Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002)
Untitled (Head)
(1957)
Ink on paper
Signed and dated upper right
12.75 x 7.88 in
Estimate ₹ 3,00,000 - ₹ 4,00,000
PROVENANCE
Bonhams, Delhi Art Gallery
Bonhams, Delhi Art Gallery
CATALOGUE NOTES
Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. Souza was expelled for his behaviour while studying at the Sir J J School of Art in Mumbai. In 1947, he founded the Progressive Artists' Group along with S H Raza, M F Husain and K H Ara, among others. Souza's style created thought-provoking and powerful images. He is very well known for his distorted head portraits. In his drawings, he managed to capture fine detail in his forms. Souza also used a combination of crosshatched strokes that made up the overall structure of his subject.
Francis Newton Souza was born in 1924 in Saligao, Goa. Souza was expelled for his behaviour while studying at the Sir J J School of Art in Mumbai. In 1947, he founded the Progressive Artists' Group along with S H Raza, M F Husain and K H Ara, among others. Souza's style created thought-provoking and powerful images. He is very well known for his distorted head portraits. In his drawings, he managed to capture fine detail in his forms. Souza also used a combination of crosshatched strokes that made up the overall structure of his subject.
