Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art
Modern and Contemporary South Asian Art
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF GUNNAR AND INGER HANSEN
HOMI B. PATEL | UNTITLED
Auction Closed
September 29, 03:32 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF GUNNAR AND INGER HANSEN
HOMI B. PATEL
1928 - 2004
UNTITLED
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 'Homi Patel / 66' on reverse
124.4 x 98 cm. (49 x 38 ⅝ in.)
Painted in 1966
Acquired from Gallery Chemould, Bombay, 1970
Thence by descent
Born in Bombay in 1928, Homi B. Patel studied at the esteemed Sir J. J. School of Art. He later worked in the studios of the Bhulabhai Desai Institute, a centre of creativity and experimentation in Bombay, famously graced by the likes of Vasudeo S. Gaitonde and Nasreen Mohamedi. Patel’s style is boldly abstract and his strong commitment to nonrepresentation continued throughout his career. His work has been exhibited in India and abroad, notably at the Venice Biennale in 1954, and is housed in the collection of the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi and that of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai.