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Tyeb Mehta
Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description
- Tyeb Mehta
- Untitled
- Signed and dated 'Tyeb/ 84' lower right
- Pen and ink on paper
- 30 by 22 in. (76.1 by 55.7 cm.)
Provenance
Contemporary Indian Paintings from the Chester and Davida Herwitz Collection, Sotheby's New York, 5 December 2000, lot 95
Condition
There are some minor undulations in the paper towards the upper centre and lower left of the work. This work is framed behind glass and is in good condition.
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 composition of this drawing relates to an earlier oil painting titled The Fall, that Tyeb Mehta painted in 1974. The 'Falling Figure' is a theme that Mehta has addressed at various stages throughout his career. In 1965 during the war with Pakistan, Mehta visited the front lines as part of a government sponsored project and the experience left a deep impression upon him. Perhaps the horrors of war reignited his memories of Partition, for it was in the same year that he painted the first of the 'Falling Figure' series. The work won him a gold medal at India's first Triennale following which he was awarded the Rockefeller grant to study in the US. Mehta returned to the subject of the 'Falling Figure' in the 1980s following his return from his artist residency at Santiniketan. This powerful drawing is a key work from this period.