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ZARINA HASHMI | Fleeting Moments
Estimate
3,000,000 - 5,000,000 INR
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Description
- Zarina Hashmi
- Fleeting Moments
- 22-karat gold leaf on Indian handmade paper stained with sumi ink, mounted on Arches Cover Buff paper This work is unique
- 3 ⅜ x 3 ⅜ in. (8.2 x 8.2 cm.) each; overall: 54 × 54 in. (137.2 × 137.2 cm.)
- Executed in 2012
Provenance
Gallery Espace, New Delhi
Acquired from the above by the current owner circa 2014
Acquired from the above by the current owner circa 2014
Exhibited
New Delhi, Gallery Espace, Zarina: Folding House, 22 - 27 January 2014
Literature
D. Singh, Zarina: Folding House, Gallery Espace, New Delhi, 2014, illustration, unpaginated
Condition
There is some undulation on the surface of each individual work, perhaps due to the manner in which each is mounted, and minor areas of losses to the gold leaf in some works. This works have not been inspected outside of their frames. The works are in good overall condition as viewed.
"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE 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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Zarina, who was born in 1937, was a witness to the traumas of Partition. Her family’s upheaval during Partition raised questions about personal and communal loss and her association with certain places and memories. Zarina is known for her astute use of minimalism to represent the complexity of her main artistic concerns - displacement and belonging. The artist has led a largely nomadic existence, living in New Delhi; Bangkok - where she learned about Buddhism, and Japan, where she studied printmaking before eventually settling in New York.
Throughout her artistic career, she has shown versatility with a wide range of mediums. Primarily a print maker, her mature works such as this lot, present interventions on paper. She creates a surface that invites the viewer for intimate contemplation.
Her unique and carefully considered approach has gained her international recognition. In 2012 she was honoured with a retrospective at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles which then traveled to The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and The Art Institute of Chicago.
Throughout her artistic career, she has shown versatility with a wide range of mediums. Primarily a print maker, her mature works such as this lot, present interventions on paper. She creates a surface that invites the viewer for intimate contemplation.
Her unique and carefully considered approach has gained her international recognition. In 2012 she was honoured with a retrospective at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles which then traveled to The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York and The Art Institute of Chicago.