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FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)

Lot 658
23.03.2022 11:00UTC -05:00
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ID 719440
Lot 658 | FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Estimate value
$ 400 000 – 600 000
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)

Still Life

signed and dated 'Souza 58' (center left)

oil on board

35 5⁄8 x 48 in. (90.5 x 121.9 cm.)

Painted in 1958







Provenance

The Collection of Jane Drew and Maxwell Fry

Thence by descent

Sotheby's New York, 22 March 2007, lot 16

Acquired from the above





Literature

E. Mullins, Souza, London, 1962, p. 4 (illustrated)

The Jane Drew, Maxwell Fry Collection, exhibition brochure, London, 1965

B. Platts, 'The Architect as Collector: The Modern Collection of Maxwell Fry and Jane Drew', Country Life, 29 September 1966, p. 782 (partially illustrated)

A. Kurtha, Francis Newton Souza: Bridging Western and Indian Modern Art, Ahmedabad, 2006, p. 115 (illustrated)





Exhibited

King's Lynn, Fermoy Art Gallery, The Jane Drew, Maxwell Fry Collection, 23 January - 13 February, 1965

Lincoln, Usher Art Gallery, The Jane Drew, Maxwell Fry Collection, 20 February - 13 March, 1965

Exeter, Exe Gallery, The Jane Drew, Maxwell Fry Collection, 22 March - 9 April, 1965

Walsall, Central Library and Art Gallery, The Jane Drew, Maxwell Fry Collection, 17 April - 8 May, 1965

Cardiff, Arts Council Gallery, The Jane Drew, Maxwell Fry Collection, 15 May - 5 June, 1965

Stafford, Stafford Art Gallery, The Jane Drew, Maxwell Fry Collection, 12 June - 3 July, 1965

London, Hayward Gallery, The Other Story: Afro-Asian Artists in Post-war Britain, 29 November 1989 - 4 February 1990

Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, The Other Story: Afro-Asian Artists in Post-war Britain, 10 March - 22 April, 1990

Manchester, Manchester City Art Gallery and Cornerhouse,The Other Story: Afro-Asian Artists in Post-war Britain, 5 May - 10 June, 1990
Artist:Francis Newton Souza (1924 - 2002)
Art style:Modern art
Place of origin:India, Asia
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