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Aisha Khalid (b.1972)
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Aisha Khalid
- Better Half
- Executed in 2007
- Opaque watercolor on paper
- 19 1/2 by 12 1/2 in. (49.5 by 31.8 cm)
Condition
Good overall condition. Colors slightly more saturated than in catalogue illustration.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The present work, Better Half, presents Aisha Khalid’s hallmark dense patterning, incarnated during her training in contemporary miniature technique at the National College of Arts, Lahore. While meticulously executing her repetitive, geometric symbols, Khalid deconstructs her vision of the feminine.
Virginia Whiles explains: ‘… [Khalid's] picture plane undulates echoing Escher and Mughal manuscripts simultaneously. Within it, a hidden female form is submerged wearing a burqa, becoming part of the fabric itself, enveloped and suffocated,’ (Whiles, Art and Polemic in Pakistan: Cultural Politics and Tradition in Contemporary Miniature Painting, London, 2010, p. 43).
Virginia Whiles explains: ‘… [Khalid's] picture plane undulates echoing Escher and Mughal manuscripts simultaneously. Within it, a hidden female form is submerged wearing a burqa, becoming part of the fabric itself, enveloped and suffocated,’ (Whiles, Art and Polemic in Pakistan: Cultural Politics and Tradition in Contemporary Miniature Painting, London, 2010, p. 43).