Vivan Sundaram

Inbetweenness

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March 26, 03:00 PM GMT

Estimate

80,000 - 120,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private North American Collection

Vivan Sundaram

1943 - 2023

Inbetweenness

Oil on canvas

Signed, dated, titled and inscribed 'Vivan Sundaram / VIVAN SUNDARAM. / SLADE SCHOOL. / Title - "INBETWEENESS" / 40" X 50". / MARCH. 67. / LONDON. / FOR MONTREAUL [sic]' on reverse. Further signed, dated, titled and inscribed '"INBETWEENESS" / VIVAN SUNDARAM / SLADE SCHOOL / 40" X 50" / MARCH 67 / LONDON / INDIA / 1967 / $550.00 / 66' on reverse of backboard and bearing label on reverse of stretcher: '"Inbetweeness" 1967 / Vivan Sundaram / $550.00 / INDIA'

50 x 40 in. (127 x 101.6 cm.)

Painted in 1967

Acquired from George M. Butcher, Le Demain Doré Gallery, Montréal, 1986

George M. Butcher was a prominent art critic for The Guardian and a stalwart supporter of the burgeoning South Asian modern art scene. He spent more than two years in India and befriended many artists, gallerists and art critics. Using his knowledge and contacts, he curated several important shows on the region’s art featuring artists such as Ram Kumar, Francis Newton Souza and Anwar Jalal Shemza. Butcher was among the first writers to assert the remarkable contributions of South Asian modern artists to global modernism and left an indelible mark on South Asian art history.