Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art

Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art

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Property from a Private Mid-Atlantic Collection

Gulam Rasool Santosh

Untitled

Auction Closed

March 21, 06:10 PM GMT

Estimate

15,000 - 20,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Private Mid-Atlantic Collection

Gulam Rasool Santosh

1929 - 1997

Untitled


Oil on canvas

Signed in Devanagari and dated '64' lower left. Further signed in Devanagari and 'Santosh / 64' on reverse 

45 x 32 ¾ in. (114.3 x 83.1 cm.)

Painted in 1964

Acquired from Kumar Gallery, New Delhi, circa 1965 by Brent and Martha Ashabranner

Thence by descent


Mr. Brent Ashabranner was the Director of the Peace Corps stationed in New Delhi from 1962-1966. The Ashabranners lived and worked in Ethiopia, Nigeria, India, Indonesia and the Philippines and were avid art collectors.