T.V. Santosh

Acquired directly from the artist

This work is overall in very good condition. There are areas on the surface of the painting where it appears that dust has adhered to the paint, presumably during the drying process. There is evidence of light craquelure at the pull margins. There are a few scattered very faint abrasions, the first is a 2 inch abrasion located 28 inches from the bottom and 18 inches from the right; and a few in the top right corner. Unframed.
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"I was intrigued by the handiwork of the magicians. They do not have any capacity to produce anything from the thin air. They hide things that they want to produce before a spellbound audience. I liked this aspect of the hand, its ability to hide and reveal things... The image of hands opened up a lot of possibilities for me." - T.V. Santosh ("T.V. Santosh: Playing With Ambiguity And Irony", www.mattersofart.com)