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SOUTH ASIAN ART MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY SALE NUMBER: 2403
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Untitled(Ganesha)
US$3,000-5,000
LOT 3
A.RAMACHANDRAN (1935-2024)
PapudiChoteBanja
watercolorandinkonpaper 15x11in.(38x28cm.) paintedin2000
US$7,000-10,000
Signed,datedandinscribed'PapudiChote Banja/27.11.2000/Ramachandran' (lowerright)
Bearingtheartist'sstamp(lowerright)
PROVENANCE
TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai
Artiana/Sale2004/Lot27/SouthAsianArtModern&Contemporary/Dubai/24-28 September2020
Privatecollection,Dubai
LOT 4
KRISHENKHANNA (B.1925)
LOT 5
MAQBOOLFIDAHUSAIN (1915-2011)
mixedmediaonpaper 16x12in.(40.6x30.5cm.)
Untitled US$14,000-20,000
Signed'Husain'(upperleft)
PROVENANCE
BagashArtGallery,Dubai
Artiana/Sale2203/Lot22/SouthAsianArtModern&Contemporary/Dubai/27-30June 2022
Privatecollection,Dubai
LOT 7
LAXMANSHRESHTHA (B.1939)
Signedanddated'Laxman95'(lowerright) Furthersigned,inscribed,anddated 'LaxmanShreshtha/Bombay/1995'(on thereverse)
Untitled US$10,000-15,000
mixedmediaonpaper 27.75x40.25in.(70.5x102.5cm.) paintedin1995
PROVENANCE
BagashArtGallery,Dubai PrivateCollection,Dubai
LOT 8
(B.1959)
Signed,titled,datedandinscribed'ATUL DODIYA/"Fakirwithlongnail-XI"/2002/ 30"x22"/watercolouronpaper'(onthe reverseoftheframe)
watercolouronpaper 30x22in.(76.2x55.9cm.) paintedin2002
FakirwithLongNail-XI US$3,000-5,000
PROVENANCE Saffronart/Lot41/SpringOnlineAuction2006Contemporary/Mumbai/15-16March2006 Privatecollection,Mumbai
EXHIBITED
JehangirArtGallery,Mumbai,GroupShow,2002
Untitled(Self-Portrait) US$3,000-5,000 LOT 9 ANJUDODIYA (B.1964)
SignedinHindi,dated'2000'andinscribed withdimensions30x22"(onthereverse)
PROVENANCE
BirlaAcademyofArtandCulture,Mumbai
watercolourandcharcoalonpaper 30x22in.(76.2x55.8cm.) paintedin2000
Privatecollection,Mumbai
Christie's/LiveAuction#7370/Lot376/ InternationalModernandContemporaryArt/ Dubai/1February2007
Privatecollection,Mumbai
TheequinefigureisanintegralpartofM.F.Husain'shugebodyofwork,hisfixationwiththesubjectstartedasa youngboywatchingthetaziasontheannualMuharramprocessionandwouldcontinuethroughouthisentirecareer; amalgamatingvariousinfluencesintoacompositeformtocomeupwithastylethatisuniquelyhisown.Arguably oneofhismostimportantmotifs,thehorseshavebecomeapivotalpartofHusain'soeuvresincehefirstembarked onthesubjectin1951.Whetheritbeasolitarymonumentalcreatureorinagroupinacarefullycomposedpicture, Husain'shorsesevokeamultitudeofmeaningsandservesasanarchetypethatrepresentsaplethoraofculturaland arthistoricalinfluencesthathaveshapedandinformedhisuniqueartisticvocabulary.
"Altogether,thehorsepaintingsofHusaindoneoverseveraldecadesrepresentsomeofhisfinestworksand demonstratethepowerofhisdraftsmanship,hisdeepunderstandingofthemythsassociatedwiththehorseinthe multi-facetedIndianartisticandculturaltradition,andhistalenttoinvestthemwithanewcontemporarymeaning[...] (K.BikramSingh,MaqboolFidaHusain,NewDelhi,2008,p.169&192)
FrancisNewtonSouzawasthemostvocalandcontroversialamongthemodernIndianmasters.Followingcensorship andpoliceraidsonhisexhibitions,heleftIndiaforLondon,whereheinitiallystruggledtoestablishhimselfinthe post-warartandliterarycircle.Helaterfoundpatronageandacclaimbytheendofthe1950s,aperiodconsidered asthepeakofhisartisticprowess.Thepresentlotpaintedin1964representsthiscriticalstageinSouza'scareer. LeadingartwriterMervynLevydescribedhimas"oneofthemostvigorouslystimulatingandcommittedpaintersof ourtime."1
Closelyattunedwithsociopoliticalandscientificdevelopments,Souzawasdeeplyaffectedbythewarsfromyears priorandwasprofoundlyagitatedoverissuesfacinghumanity,especiallythedevelopmentofnuclearweapons.He frequentlyportraysthesubjectinhisworksresultinginportraitstudiesof'mutant'headsdepictingtheimagesofa manafteranuclearwar.Thesestudiesbecamemorevividandfrighteninglydistortedashefeltcivilizationdraws closertodestruction.
Here,hedepictedtheheadprofusewithfacialfeatures.Souzausedaplethoraofeyesandnoses,withagaping mouthplacedhaphazardlywithinthefacemakingitlookmoreofamonsterthanaman.Thisabilitytodisorganize anddistortthehumanfacewithoutresortingtototalabstractionorlosingavitalaspectoftheportraituredemonstrates Souza'smasterlyskillasadraughtsmanandhishighlydistinctivestyle.Heexplained,"Istartedusingmorethantwo eyes,manyeyesandfingersonmypaintingsanddrawingsofhumanfigureswhenIrealizedwhatitmeanttohave thesuperfluousanddonotneedthenecessary.[...]Ihaveeverythingtouseatmydisposal.Ihavenevercounted thenumberofteethI'vedrawningrinningmouths.Sowhatoffewextraeyes,fingers,etc.?"2Byconsciously abandoningnaturalism,Souzaimbueshisfigureswithenormouspotencywhileliberatinghimselffromobjective representation.
TextReferences:
1F.N.Souza:ThehumanandtheDivine,StudioInternationalArt,April1964,p.134
2F.N.Souza,ExhibitionCatalogue,GalleryOne,London,1961,unpaginated
Untitled US$20,000-30,000 LOT 11
Signedanddated'Souza66’(upperleft)
PROVENANCE
oilandwatercoloronprintedpaper 11.5x9.25in.(29x23.3cm.) paintedon1966
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist
Artiana/Sale1903/Lot30/FrancisNewton Souza:WorksonPaper(CollectionofRaviand UmaJain)/Dubai/5-9December2019
PUBLISHED
VinodBhardwaj,FrancisNewtonSouza: DhoomimalGalleryCollection,Dhoomimal Gallery,NewDelhi,p.132(illustrated)
Signedanddated'PADAMSEE2004' (lowerleft)
PROVENANCE
oiloncanvas 36x24in.(91.4x60.9cm.) paintedin2004
Untitled US$20,000-30,000
TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai Artiana/Sale2307/Lot40/Akbar Padamsee,K.LaxmaGoud&Thota Vaikuntam:LinebyLine/Dubai/23-29 September2023 Privatecollection,Dubai
(1923-1987)
inkonpaper 21.25x29.5in.(54x75cm.) paintedin1971
Untitled US$10,000-15,000
PROVENANCE PrivateCollection,Dubai SignedanddatedinUrdu (lowerleft)
LOT 13 SADEQUAIN
LOT 14 PARESHMAITY (B.1965)
Gulmohar-III
oiloncanvas 54x96in.(137.2x243.8cm.) paintedin2009
US$30,000-50,000
Signedanddated‘PareshMaity’09’ (lowerleft)
Furthertitled,signed,datedandinscribed 'Gulmohar-III/PareshMaity/2009/oilon canvas/4½x8'(onthereverse)
PROVENANCE
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist
inkandpastelonpaper 11x15in.(27.9x38.1cm.) executedin1986
Parliament US$10,000-15,000 LOT 15 JOGENCHOWDHURY (B.1939)
Signedanddated'Jogen1986' (lowercentre)
PROVENANCE AkaraArtGallery,Mumbai Privatecollection,Mumbai
Untitled(Krishna) US$50,000-70,000 LOT 16 K.LAXMAGOUD (B.1940)
SignedanddatedinTelugu(upperright) FurthersignedanddatedinTelugu(onthe reverse)
PROVENANCE
acryliconcanvas 60x48in.(152.4x121.9cm.) paintedin2017
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist
Artiana/Sale1702/Lot52/SouthAsianArtClassical,Modern&Contemporary/Dubai/ 26-30October2017
Privatecollection,Dubai
(1924-2002)
inkonpaper 11x8.5in.(27.9x21.6cm.) executedin1983
Untitled(AbstractFacewithBigEars) US$5,000-7,000
Signedanddated'Souza83' (upperleft)
PROVENANCE Privatecollection,London GrosvenorGallery,London Privatecollection,Mumbai
LOT 19 AKBARPADAMSEE (1928-2020)
watercolouronpaper 23x15in.(58.5x38cm.) paintedin2005
Untitled US$7,000-10,000
Signedanddated'Padamsee2005' (upperleft)
PROVENANCE GuildArtGallery,Mumbai. BagashArtGallery,Dubai Artiana/Sale1601/Lot4/SouthAsianArtModernandContemporary/Dubai/17-21 March2016 Privatecollection,Dubai
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Cologne
oiloncanvas 18.5x22in.(47x55.5cm.)
US$80,000-120,000 LOT 20 SAKTIBURMAN (B.1935)
Signed'SaktiBurman'(lowerleft)
BearingArtHouseOsperlabel(onthe reverse)
PROVENANCE
ArtHouseOsper,Germany
Privatecollection,Germany
Artiana/Sale2110/Lot20/SouthAsianArtClassical,ModernandContemporary/Dubai/ 21-25October2021
Privatecollection,Dubai
21 PARESHMAITY (B.1965)
watercolouronpaper 40x40in.(101.6x101.6) paintedin1998
Waterlogging US$20,000-30,000
Signedanddated'PareshMaity'98' (lowerleft)
PROVENANCE
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist
Artiana/Sale1701/Lot57/SouthAsianArtClassical,ModernandContemporary/Dubai/ 23-27March2017 Privatecollection,Mumbai
LOT 22
AKBARPADAMSEE (1928-2020)
Nude
pencilonpaper 15x10.75in.(38.1x27.3cm.) executedin1996
US$4,000-6,000
Signedanddated‘PADAMSEE/96’ (upperright) SOUTHASIANART|MODERNANDCONTEMPORARY51
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's/SaleL07221/Lot124/TheIndian Sale/London,UnitedKingdom/24May2007 PrivateCollection,Dubai
acryliconpaper
acryliconcanvas 36x36in.(91.4x91.4cm.) paintedin1995 Untitled US$14,000-20,000 LOT 24 SATISHGUJRAL (1925-2020)
SignedinHindianddated'1995' (upperright)
LOT 25 PARITOSHSEN (1918-2008)
TheDancer
acryliconpaper 30x20in.(76.2x50.8cm.) paintedin2004
US$6,000-9,000
Signedanddated'ParitoshSen04' (upperleft)
PROVENANCE
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist Privatecollection,Dubai
PUBLISHED
MrinalGhosh,ParitoshSen:IXthDecade, Neovision,NewDelhi,2006,p.149 (illustrated)
Untitled US$5,000-7,000 LOT 26
Signed'KKhanna'(lowerright)
PROVENANCE
mixedmediaonpaper 29.5x21.75in.(74.9x55.2cm.)
TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai BagashArtGallery,Dubai
Artiana/Sale2102/Lot30/KrishenKhanna: WorksonPaper/Dubai/11-25March2021 Privatecollection,Dubai
SignedinHindianddated'23'(lowerright) Furthersigned,titled,inscribedanddated "ManuParekh/FlowerswithKumbhi/ Acryliconcanvas/2023/45x56"(onthe reverse)
PROVENANCE
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist
14x9.75in.(36x24.5cm.)
LOT 29 FRANCISNEWTONSOUZA (1924-2002)
Signedanddated'Souza83' (lowerleft)
Untitled(AbstractedFace) US$5,000-7,000
markerpenandwashonpaper 11x8.5in.(27.9x21.6cm.) executedin1983
PROVENANCE Privatecollection,London GrosvenorGallery,London Privatecollection,Mumbai
"OneofHusain'smostperennialobsessionsasanartisthas beentheformofthehorse.Hisencounterwiththehorses beganinhischildhoodinIndore-encounterswhichcame inseveralformswithdifferentassociations,inspiring differentemotions.Hisinterestinitisnotconfinedtoa singleaspect,rather,heisequallyinterestedinthegentle, daemonic,mythicalandtheeroticassociationsofthehorse, oneofthemostgracefulandlivelyformsinnature.Hehas exploredthisaspectanditsnumerousvariationsinseveral paintingsthatdrawtheviewer'sattentiontotheformof thehorseratherthanelicitanyspecificemotion.Altogether, thehorsepaintingsofHusaindoneoverseveraldecades representsomeofhisfinestworksanddemonstratethe powerofhisdraftsmanship,hisdeepunderstandingofthe mythsassociatedwiththehorseinthemulti-facetedIndian artisticandculturaltraditionandhistalenttoinvestthem withanewcontemporarymeaning[...](K.BikramSingh, MaqboolFidaHusain,NewDelhi,2008,p.169&192)
LOT 30 MAQBOOLFIDAHUSAIN (1915-2011)
acryliconcanvas 30x48in.(75x121cm.) paintedin2011
Untitled(2Horses) US$250,000-350,000
Signed'Husain'(upperleft) Dated'2ndApril2011'(lowerleft)
PROVENANCE
Artiana/Sale1801/Lot50/SouthAsianArt-Classical, ModernandContemporary/Dubai/10-14May2018 PrivateCollection,Dubai
EXHIBITEDANDPUBLISHED
Legends&Icons:M.F.Husain,TheFineArtAdvisory, Dubai,2013,pg.3(illustrated)
LOT 31 JAMILNAQSH (1939-2019)
EmissaryII
oiloncanvas 40x30in.(101.5x76cm.) paintedin2015
US$70,000-100,000
Signed'JamilNaqsh'(lowerleft)
PROVENANCE
PontoneGallery,London
Artiana/Sale2103/Lot33/SouthAsianArt-Modern andContemporary/Dubai/15-18April2021
Privatecollection,Dubai
PUBLISHED
JamilNaqsh:anartistbetweenthreecultures,Albemarle Gallery,London,2016,unpaginated(illustrated)
JamilNaqsh-andtheEternalFeminine,PontoneGallery, London,2017,unpaginated(illustrated)
LOT 32 LAXMANSHRESHTHA (B.1939)
mixedmediaonpaper 22x29.5in.(56x75cm.) paintedin2004
Untitled US$8,000-12,000
Signedanddated'Laxman2004' (lowerright)
PROVENANCE BagashArtGallery,Dubai Artiana/Sale2110/Lot25/Classical, Modern&ContemporarySouthAsianArt Auction/Dubai/21-25October2021 PrivateCollection,Dubai
mixedmediaonpaper 22x29in.(56x75cm.) paintedin1994
Untitled US$8,000-12,000
Signedanddated'Laxman94'(lowerright)
PROVENANCE
TheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai
Artiana/Sale1902/Lot16/Modern& ContemporarySouthAsianArtAuction/ Dubai/13-17June2019
Privatecollection,Dubai
JOGENCHOWDHURY (B.1939)
mixedmediaonpaperpastedonmountboard 10.75x13.5in.(27.5x34.3cm.) executedin2010
Untitled US$4,000-6,000 LOT 34
PROVENANCE
StoryLTD(Saffronart)/Lot18/Absolute Tuesdays/OnlineAuction/25August2020 PrivateCollection,Dubai InitialledanddatedinBengali(lowerright)
LOT 36
(1929-2013)
Untitled US$2,500-3,500
watercolouronpaper 14x9.75in.(36x24.5cm.)
BADRINARAYAN
78ARTIANA
Untitled(Nude) US$5,000-7,000 LOT 37 JAMILNAQSH (1939-2019)
Signed'JamilNaqsh'(upperright) (LotNote:Fromthe'Nude'series)
graphiteonpaper 11.75x8.25in.(29.6x21cm.)
PROVENANCE
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist PrivateCollection,Dubai
LOT 38 JAMILNAQSH (1939-2019)
Untitled(Nude) US$5,000-7,000
Signed'JamilNaqsh'(lowerright) (LotNote:Fromthe'Nude'series)
graphiteonpaper 11.75x8.25in.(29.6x21cm.)
PROVENANCE
Acquireddirectlyfromtheartist PrivateCollection,Dubai
LOT 39
BOSEKRISHNAMACHARI (B.1963)
Signedanddated'BoseKrishnamachari 2005'(onthereverse)
acryliconcanvas 48x78in.(121.9x198.1cm.) paintedin2005
Untitled US$12,000-18,000
PROVENANCE
BagashArtGallery,Dubai
Artiana/Sale2005/Lot32/ArtBeyond Borders/Dubai/24-28December2020 Privatecollection,Dubai
Thecurrentlottitled,"Head-06",showcasesG.RavinderReddy'sgeniusinthreedimensions.Thissculpture ofawoman'shead,imposinginitsmonumentality,portraystheartist'suniquefusionbetweenWestern popartsensibilitiesandIndianfolklorictradition.Inthisiconichead,Reddyre-appropriatesboththesensual andthesacred,reflectingonthecontentionbetweentraditionalismandmodernityusingthefemaleform.
LOT 40 G.RAVINDERREDDY (B.1956)
paintedandgoldgildedpolyester,resinandfiberglass height-53.5in.(136cm.) width-35.5in.(90cm.) depth-51.5in.(131cm.) executedin2005 Head-06
US$250,000-350,000
Signedanddated'G.RavinderReddy/2005' (insidethehollowofthebase) (Uniquepiece)
PROVENANCE
Sotheby's/SaleN08290/Lot44/Indian ContemporaryArt/NewYork/22September 2006
Privatecollection,Mumbai Privatecollection,NewYork
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•TheReservePriceisalwayslowerorequaltolowestimate.
CustomsDuty, Buyer’sPremiumand ValueAddedTax
•Customsdutyof5%willbeapplicableforGCCwidedeliveryofcertainLotsthathavebeentemporarilyimportedintothe UAEfor re-export. TheseLotswillbeidentifiedinthecatalogueaccordingly.
•ArtianadoesnotchargeanyBuyer’sPremium.
•NotaxesareapplicableonpurchasesfromRestofWorldanddesignatedVATexemptfreezones.
• Value Added Tax(VAT)of5%willbeapplicableon Artiana’sinvoiceonanyandallpurchasesfromwithintheUAE,exceptingdesignated VATexemptfreezones.
Pre-Auction Viewings
•Pre-auctionviewingswillbeheldatArtiana’sviewinggalleryinDubaiatthedatesandtimesprintedinthefrontofthecatalogue.
•Artiana’sauctionspecialistswillbe availabletoprovideadvice regardingLotsondisplay.
•Artianaencouragesprospective buyerstoexamineLotsthoroughlybeforetheauction.
Pre-Registration&Bidding Access
•ProspectiveBiddersareaskedto registerwithusbeforeBidding Thissimple, one-timeprocesswillallowuserstocreateaunique ArtianaIDand password, whichwillbe requiredinordertoBidinallourauctions.
•Aftercreatingan ArtianaIDandpassword, prospectiveBidderswillstillneedto requestforBiddingaccessforaparticularLot byclickingonthe ‘RegisterforSale’ button.
•BidderswillstillneedtorequestforBiddingaccessforaparticularLotbyclickingonthe‘RegisterforSale’ button.
•Oncethis requesthasbeenprocessed bythe Artiana AuctionDesk, theBidderwill receiveanemailconfirmationofBiddingaccess.
•Inthe eventthatadditionalinformationis requiredforapproval, theBidderwillbedirectlycontacted byan Artiana representative.
•Pleasenotethatifthisprocesshasnottakenplace, youshallnotbe grantedBiddingaccess.
•ItisrecommendedthatallBiddersregisteratleast24hoursbeforetheauction.
PersonalisedNotifications
•Aftersigninginto Artianaandaccessingthe ‘My Account’ page, youmayselectartistsofinterestand requesttobenotifiedwhentheybecome availableatauction.
Proxy/MaximumBids
•ProxyorMaximumBidscanbeplacedonanyLot bygoingto ‘Upcoming Auctions’ or ‘Current Auctions’, selectingthecatalogueofinterest, andclickingthe ‘ProxyBid’ buttonnexttotheLotonwhich youwishtoBid.
•Pleasenotethat you mustbe registeredandSignedIntoplaceaBidatanytime.
Written/AbsenteeBids
•Writtenor AbsenteeBidscanbeplacedonanyLot bycontactingthe Artiana AuctionDeskinperson, or byemailatauction@artiana.com.
• Youmayplace a Written/ AbsenteeBid by fillingout, signingandsubmittingthe Written/ AbsenteeBidsform availableonlineandinthe printedcatalogue.
•Itis recommendedthatallBidscomeinatleast12hoursbeforethefirstClosing Timeofthe Auction.
StartingBid
•StartingBidisthevalueatwhichtheauctionhouseopenstheBiddingoneachLot.
•StartingBidcansometimesbelowerthanthe valueofthelowerestimate.
BiddingOnline
•Once youaresignedinand grantedBiddingaccess, youmayproceedtoBid.
•After youhaveidentifiedtheLotonwhich you wouldliketoBid, clickon ‘PlaceBid’ andconfirm yourBidatthenext validBid valuelisted.
•Now, youwillbeabletoparticipateintheBiddingprocess byenteringthenext validBideachtime youareout-bid.
•EachnewBidwillincreaseinstepsorincrements overtheprevious validBid.
BiddingIncrements
•BiddingIncrementswillbecalculatedasshownintheBidincrementtableinthiscatalogue.
BidHistory
•AllLotshaveBidHistory available, whichcanbeviewed byclickingon ‘ViewBidHistory.’
•BidHistoryindicatesthevaluesrecordedforeachLotsincethestartoftheauction.
•BidHistorywillnotbedisplayedoncetheauctionhasclosed.
AuctionClosingSchedule
•PredeterminedgroupsofLotswillclosesimultaneouslyinLotorderevery30minutes.
•IfaBidisplacedwithinthelast5minutes, thetimeronyourscreenwillbeextendedto5minutesafterthescheduledClosing TimeoftheLot.
•Thetimerwillcontinuetobeextendedin5minuteincrementsforanyBiddingreceivedinthe5minutespriortothenewClosing Timeof suchLot.
•Aswithatraditionalauctionhouse, BiddingwillcontinueoneachLotuntilthereisnomoreinterestinthe room.
•Formoreinformationontheclosingtimesforthissale, pleaserefertotheAuctionClosingScheduleinthecatalogue.
Winning/SuccessfulBid
•WinningorSuccessfulBidisthelastandhighestBidatwhichtheLothasclosed.
•NonewBidscanbeplacedafterthecloseofaLot.
•TheclosingBidisconsideredthe WinningBidonlyiftheBidexceedstheReservePrice.
•Artiana reservesthe righttopublishall WinningBidsonthe websiteafterthecloseoftheauction.
CurrencyofBiddingandInvoicing
•AllBidsareplacedinUSDollars(USD).
•AllInvoicesareraisedinUSDollars(USD).
• Payments receivedinUAEDirhams(AED)willbeconvertedtoUSDasperArtiana’sstandardconversionrateof1USD=3.675AED.
• Payments receivedinanyothercurrencywillbeconvertedtoUSDasperthebank’ssheetrateonthedayoftransaction.
BidCancellation
•OnceanyBidhasbeenplaced, itcannotbecancelled.
•ArtianareservestherighttocancelanyBidsinordertoprotecttheefficacyoftheBiddingprocess.
AftertheSale
•IfaBidderissuccessful, heshallbeinformedviaemailaftertheauctionhasclosedandwillalsobeabletoviewhiswinningBidsunder ‘SuccessfulBids’ onthe ‘My Account’ pageonthe website.
•TheBidderwillthenreceiveanemailwiththeinvoicefortheLot.
•IfaBidderisthewinningBidder, heislegallyboundtopurchasetheitemfrom Artiana.
•Pleasenotethatpurchaseswillnotbeshippedoutuntilfullpaymenthasbeenreceivedandcleared.
Invoicing& Payment
•Alldetailsfortheinvoicearetobeprovidedand verifiedpriortotheauction.
• Foranyandallclientsand/ortransactionsfromRestof Worldexceptthe UAEinvoicingandpaymentsareprocessed by ArtianaLimited, a companydulyincorporatedundertheRAKICCBusinessCompaniesRegulations2016bearing registered numberIC20120900; andforany andallclientsand/ortransactionsfromwithinthe UAEinvoicingandpaymentsareprocessed by ArtianaLimited, acompanydulyincorporated undertheDubaiInternationalFinancialCentrebearingregisterednumber2249.
•Afterthesale, theBuyer, asinvoiced, is requiredtopaytheamountinfull(includingthe WinningBid, VATand anyapplicablechargesfor additionalservicesavailed).
•Buyerswillbe requiredtocompletepaymentwithinaperiodofseven businessdaysfromthe receiptoftheinvoiceviaemail.
•ArtianashallonlyreleaseLotsoncethepaymentismadeinfull.
•Bank Transfer: YoumayelectronicallytransferfundstoouraccountinUS dollars Whendoingso, pleasequotethesaledetailsalongwiththe Lot numberandinvoice numberasthe reference Forpaymentsmade bybanktransfer, allbankchargesarepayable bythe remitter.
•CreditandDebitCards: Visa andMastercardonly PleasenotethatasArtianadoesnotchargeanyBuyer’sPremiumtotheBuyer, forany paymentsmade byCreditorDebitCardsaservicechargeof3%onthetotalinvoiceamountwillbechargedtotheBuyer Itmaybeadvisableto notify yourcardproviderof yourintendedpurchaseinadvanceto reducedelayscaused byushavingtoseekpaymentauthorisation.
Delivery/CollectionofPurchase&Insurance
•Priceestimatesand/orthe WinningBidpricedonotincludeanypacking, insurance, shippingorhandlingcharges, allofwhichwillbeborne by theBuyer.
•Workswillbeshippedwithin7daysofthepaymentbeingcleared.
•ArtianaoffersfreedeliveryinDubaiandcan recommendouraffiliatedshippingcompanyfordeliveriesoutsidethe UAE. Formoreinformation, pleaserefertothe‘StorageandCollection’ pageinthiscatalogue.
•Alternatively, Buyersmaychoosetocollecttheirpurchasefrom ArtianainDubaiwithin15daysfromthedateofthesale.
•Buyerswhohavenotcompletedpaymentformalitieswillbechargeddemurrage@2%permonthonthe valueoftheartworksandthecharges forstorageoftheproperty.
•ArtianaprovidesinsurancecoverageonsoldLotsforsevendaysaftertheClosing Timeoftheauction Afterthatperiod, oronceaLothasbeen collected(whicheverisearlier), theLotwillbeentirelyatthebuyer’srisk.
Participateinournextauction
•If you wouldliketostayinformedof Artiana’supcoming events, please registerwithusonlineatwww.artiana.com
Consignforournextauction
•If youareinterestedinconsigning worksfrom yourcollectiontoournextsale, pleasecontactusatthe Artiana AuctionDeskon +971558153030|auction@artiana.com
• Fullyclimate controlledartstoragefacility
•In-housearthandlingtruck fortransportation
•Bespokecollectionmanagementservices
• Locatedinthesafeand convenient jurisdictionofDubai International Financial Centre(DIFC)
• Assetsstoredaregoverned byacommonlawframeworkwithlawsand regulations issuedinEnglish
FINANCE AT ARTIANA WhatisArtianaFineArtFinance?
ArtianaFineArtFinanceisourart financeadvisorydivision Leveraginguponthestrengthofourauctionhouseplatform, wespecializein financingsolutionsthatcatertoboth—buyersinourauctionsas wellasotherswhocanborrowagainst blue-chipIndianart works.
Whatservicesdoes ArtianaFine ArtFinanceprovide?
Weprovide financesolutionstoconsignorsandFlexiPayoptionsto buyersatourauctions, andarrangeadvancessecuredagainstIndian fineartat competitiveinterestrates. Ourbespoke financesolutionsprovide financingforfreshacquisitionsorexistingcollections.
WhatisFlexiPay?
Buyersatourauctionscan availofourFlexiPayschemetopayforthelots won bythemsubjecttoeligibility, andsecuringapre-approvalbefore theauction. BiddersintendingtouseFlexiPaytopayfortheiritemsshouldcontacttheauctiondeskbeforetheauctionwithdetailsofthetotal anticipatedamountandspecificlot/sthat wouldbe requiredtobecovered bytheFlexiPayschemeincasethebidsaresuccessful TheFlexiPay schemecoversupto80%ofthelowerestimate valueofthelotsexcludinganytaxesand/orlevies, andthebalanceamount overandabovethe amountcovered bytheFlexiPayschemehastobesettledwithinthe regulartimelineasmentionedintheinvoice Theitem/s remaininthe custodyof Artianatillallamountsdueundertheschemeandanyotherincidentalchargesareclearedinfull bythebuyer.
WhatisthetenorandchargesfortheFlexiPayscheme?
Themaximumamountcovered bytheFlexiPayschemeisupto80%oflowerestimate valueofthe respectivelot, whichcanbedividedintoequal paymentsrangingfrom3to12monthsandtheservicechargespayablefor availingtheschemeisaflatrateof12% p.a. proratedasperthepayment tenor ThereisnoarrangementfeeorstoragechargesapplicablewhereasinsurancechargesarebilledatactualstoallFlexiPayclients.
Why financeorborrowagainstart?
Byfinancingtheirpurchasesat Artianaauctions, clientscantakeadvantageofopportunity buysandscheduleadelayedorinstallmentpaymenton theiracquisitionsbasedontheircash flows. Byleveragingexistingartworks, ourclientsoptimizetheuseandenjoymentoftheircollection, while unlockingequityandallowingfurtherportfoliodiversification.
WhattypeofartdoesArtianaFineArtFinanceacceptascollateral?
Wewillconsiderindividualartworksandcollectionsof blue-chipIndianfineartascollateral Artworks mustbefreelymarketableandproduced by prominentartistswithanexistingtrackrecordinthesecondarymarket.
Whatistheartworkevaluationprocessforexternalartcollateral?
Weareanauctionhouse, andofferadvisoryservicesonahighlyconfidentialbasisto evaluateartworks Theindividualartworkorcollectionwill beestimated byusasiftheyarebeingproposedforauction, andtheadvanceagainsttheseitem/swilltypicallybe50%ofthelowerestimate value offered byus Wewillalso requireanindependentinspection byaconservator.
WhatLoan-To-Value(LTV)doesArtianaFineArtFinanceofferagainsttheartworks?
Wewilltypicallyadvanceupto80%ofthelowerestimate valueofartworkspurchasedatourauctionsorupto60%oftheappraised valueofthe proposedexternalartcollateral.
WhataretheadvancesizesthatArtianaFineArtFinanceoffers?
WearrangeadvancesstartingatUSD50,000andcanassistinsecuringadvancesofsubstantiallylargeramounts. For buyersatourauctions wecan offerareducedthresholdonacase-to-casebasis.
Howlongdoesthedisbursaltake?
Theapprovaldependsonthelocationoftheartworksandtheclients’ art ownershipstructure However, ourdomainexpertiseandlarge, liquid balancesheetsofourfinanciersallowustocompletetheprocessmorequicklythantraditionaloperators.
Doourclientsretainpossessionoftheirart?
No, we requirethattheartworkbeheldascollateralinourartstorage facilitytilltheadvancehasbeenfullypaidbacktoour financier.
Willtheartworksbeinsuredduringthetermtheyareheldascollateralinstorage?
Throughoutthetermthattheartworksareheldascollateraltheywillbeinsuredatdoubleoftheadvanceamount, tocoverthefull valueoftheart asset Thepolicywillbeassignedtousfordistributingtheamountsasstipulated, betweentheclientandfinancier Theinsurancecoverstheitems rightfromthetimeofcollection, duringstorageuntilthe finalhandover.
Whoownstheartworksduringthetermtheyareheldascollateralinstorage?
Theartworks remaintheclients’ propertyduringtheentirestorageperiod.
WhataretheadvantagesofArtiana’sFineArtFinancecomparedtoatraditionalbankloan?
Ouradvancesoffer flexibilityanda variabletenorsupto24monthswithano-chargeearlyexitoption. Unlockingequityand receivingliquidity withoutcumbersomedocumentationandcreditapprovalprocess Thereisnopersonalliability, thecollateralizedartworksarethesoleguarantee towardstheadvance(non recourse).
Whataretheearlyexitoptionsbeforeexpiryoftheagreedtenor?
Clientscanrequestanearlyexitbeforetheexpiryoftheagreedtenorby giving30daysnoticewithoutanyexitchargesbeingpayable Any advanceservicechargescollectedinsuchcaseswillbenon-refundable.
Whatarethechargesandcostsfortheserviceandadvance?
ArtianaFine ArtFinancewillchargeanarrangementfeeof2%oftheadvanceamountsarrangedagainstexternalartassets, thisfeeis waivedfor financearrangedagainstpurchasesmadeinourauctions. Dependingonthe value, tenorandtermsoftheadvancethechargesarecalculatedat typically15% p.a., payablequarterlyinadvancefor fixedmaturitypayments, andata flatrateof12% p.a. formonthlyinstallmentpayments.
Thechargesaresetatthestartofthe facilityand fixedfortheentiretenor Therearenoadditionalcostsfor evaluationandstorage, insurance coverisprocured by Artianatocoverthefull valueoftheassetandbilledatactualstotheclient.
• FlexiPayscheme forbuyersatourauctions
•Bespokesolutions for consignorsandcollectors
•Fastdecisionsandquickdisbursals
• Flexible tenorsand repaymentoptions
•Noearlyexit feespayable
CONDITIONS OF SALE Artiana: Artiana referstoour relevantcorporateentityactingasa representativeofeitheritself, anyofitsaffiliates, assignsoranyof itsSellers.
•For any and all clients and/or transactions from Rest of Worldexceptthe UAE: Refersto ArtianaLimited, acompany dulyincorporatedinRAKInternationalCorporateCentre-UAE, bearingregistrationnumberIC20120900.
•For any and all clients and/or transactions from within the UAE: Refersto ArtianaFZE, acompanydulyincorporated intheHamriyahFreezone-UAE, bearingregisterednumber19542. (DesignatedVATexemptfreezoneswithintheUAEaredeemedas RestofWorldregion)
ArtianaServer: Thesystem(s)thatprovidescomputerdeviceswith accessto resourcessharedoncomputernetworks, including Artiana data, applicationfilesandprinters.
Auction: AnauctionofProperty(ies)/Lot(s)tobeconducted by Artianaonwww.artiana.comoranyother websiteonthedate indicatedintheAuctionCatalogue.
AuctionCatalogue: Thecatalogueaspublished by Artiana, whether inprint, ontheMobile Application, oronthe Website, includingthe Print AuctionCatalogue, theMobileApp AuctionCatalogue, the Online AuctionCatalogue, andtheeCataloguewith respecttoan Auction, containingdetailsoftheAuctionalongwiththedescription, priceandotherdetailsofPropertiestobeofferedforsaleatsuch Auction. IncaseofanydiscrepancybetweenthePrint Auction Catalogue, theMobileApp AuctionCatalogue, theOnline Auction Catalogueand/ortheeCatalogue, theOnline AuctionCatalogue, as modified by Artianafromtimetotime, shalltakeprecedence.
AuctionClosingSchedule: Theschedulespecifyingtheclosing timesforBidsforeachLottobesoldthroughtheAuctionas specifiedintheAuctionCatalogue.
Bid: ThepriceofferedbyaBiddertopurchaseaparticularProperty offeredforsaleatanAuction.
Bidder:Aperson making a Bid for the purchase of one or more Property(ies)offeredforsaleatanAuctioninaccordancewiththe termsandconditionssetoutintheConditionsofSaleandsuch personshallbedeemedtohaveenteredintoallapplicablecontracts underthegoverninglaw.
Buyer: TheBiddermakingthe WinningBidwithrespecttoa Property(ies), whohastherebyagreedtopay/haspaidtheSalePrice payablewith respecttosuchProperty(ies).
ClosingDate: Thedatespecifiedinthe AuctionClosingSchedule onwhichtheAuctioncloses.
ClosingTime: ThetimeatwhichtheAuctionforanyoftheLot GroupslistedintheAuctionClosingSchedulecloses.
ConditionsofSale: TheConditions, whicharepublishedinanyof the AuctionCataloguesandareapplicableto everyBidand everysale ofPropertymadethroughan Auction. Incaseofaconflictbetween theConditionspublishedintheOnlineAuctionCatalogueandinthe Print AuctionCatalogueoreCatalogue, theOnline Auction
Catalogue version, asmodified by Artianafromtimetotime, shall takeprecedence.
Cultural Artifacts: Antiquitiesanditemsofhistoricalinterestor significancedesignatedasCulturalProperty.
Description: AllthedetailsofaPropertyassetoutinthe Auction Catalogueandmayinclude, withoutlimitation, thenameoftheartist, designerormanufacturer, thetitleoftheProperty, andthefollowing additionaldetails.
• ForArtworks: Thesignatureoftheartist/dateoftheProperty(if any), thesurface, medium, editionnumber(whereverapplicable) anddimensionsoftheProperty.
• ForPreciousObjects: Anyotherfeaturesorcharacteristicsofthe PropertymentionedintheAuctionCatalogue.
eCatalogue: Anelectronic reproductionofthePrint Auction Cataloguethatmaybemade availableonthe Websiteforcertain auctions.
LotGroups:TheProperties groupedtogetherforAuctionthatwill closeataparticulartime.
MobileApplication: ReferstoArtiana’sproprietarymobileauction application, asupdatedfromtimetotime, and availablefordownload fromtheAppleAppStoreorGooglePlay, forthepurposeofviewing the AuctionCatalogue, placingBids, viewing Auction results, accessingotherinformation relatedto Artianaorthe Auction, and receivingpushnotificationsonamobiledevice.
MobileAppAuctionCatalogue: ThescreenswithintheMobile Application relatingtothe Auction, asmaybeamendedfromtime totime.
Notices: Informationincludedinthe AuctionCatalogue by Artiana -whetherinprintoronlineorontheMobileApplication-to correcterrorsandomissionsintheAuctionCatalogue Although theseareprovidedfortheBidders’ convenience, theOnline Auction Catalogue, asmodified by Artianafromtimetotime, shalltake precedenceinallcasesofdiscrepancy.
OnlineAuctionCatalogue: Thewebpagesonthe Websiterelating tothe Auction, asmaybeamendedfromtimetotimeincluding web pagesaccessibleviathelink “AuctionCatalogue” (includingallpages providingdetails relatedtotheProperty(ies)), as wellasadditional pagescontainingdetailsoftheAuctionaccessibleviathelink“About theAuction.”
PreciousObjects: Jewellery, watches, loosepreciousstonesandany otherobjectsofferedforsalewithinthecontextofanAuction.
Print AuctionCatalogue: Theprinted versionofthe Auction Catalogue.
Property/Lot: TheArtworks, PreciousObjects, andanyotheritems offered by Artianaforsale, eitherindividuallyorcollectively(asa singleunit), throughthe Auction.
ProxyBid: ReferstoanyProxy/MaximumBidplaced bya buyer onthe WebsiteauthorisingtheauctionsoftwaretoautomaticallyBid onhisbehalf, untilsuchMaximumamountis reached.
ReservePrice:Theminimumprice, asdetermined by Artianaand theSeller, acceptableforthesaleofthePropertythroughan Auction. Seller: ThepartyconsigningthePropertytoArtianaasitsagentfor salethroughAuction.
TechnicalDowntime: ThetimeperiodduringwhichtheArtiana Serverorthe Websiteisnotoperationalduetoamalfunctionor plannedmaintenance.
TermsofBusiness: Thetermsofbusinessexecutedbetween ArtianaandtheSellerincludingbutnotlimitedtotheconsignment agreement.
Website: ThecollectionofHTMLand/orinternetdataandmedia locatedattheURLwww.artiana.comand/oranyotherURLlinked tothe Website.
WinningBid/SalePrice: ThehighestBidofferedwithrespecttoa PropertyattheClosing Time, wherethe WinningBidshalleitherbe higherthanorequaltotheReservePrice.
WinningBidder: TheBidderwhohasplacedthe WinningBid.
WrittenBid: Referstoany Written/AbsenteeBidrecordedwith Artianauponsubmissionofthecompleted Written/AbsenteeBids formatleast12hoursbeforethefirstClosing Time.
Byparticipatinginthis Auction, youacknowledgethat youarebound bytheConditionsofSaleaslistedbelowandonthe Website.
2.1.Artiana’s roleastheagentoftheSeller:Artianaundertakestosell thePropertiesthroughAuctionastheagentforandonbehalfof theSeller.
2.2. MakingaBidconstitutesanirrevocableoffertopurchasethe Property, andtheacceptanceofaBidasthe WinningBidbyArtiana shall resultinanenforceablecontractofsalebetween Artiana, acting solelyastheagentoftheSeller, andthe WinningBidder.
2.3. Artianaisauthorised bytheSellertoexerciseitscomplete discretionin:
•determiningtheformandcontentoftheDescriptionsinthe AuctionCatalogue,
•grantingBiddingaccesstoaBidder,
• recording, rejectingoracceptingBids, and •decidingwhichBidconstitutesthe WinningBid, ifany. (BiddingaccessshallbegivenatArtiana’sdiscretionandArtianamay setlimitsonthetotalvalueofallBidsmadeand/orthenumberof Bidsthatmaybemade byaBidder Artianamayalso requirepayment guaranteesand/ordepositsasaconditionprecedenttogivingBidding accesstoaBidder Bidderswillbeinformedofthelimitsonthetotal Bid valueand/orthenumberofBidsthattheymaymake, ifany, and willnotbeallowedtoBidfurtherifeitherofsuchBiddinglimithas beenexhausted. Bidupdatesandtimeextensions, ifany, shallbe updatedonthe WebsiteandMobile Application. Onboththe Website andtheMobile App, Biddersmay refreshtheirBiddingpages by clickingonthe “RefreshNow” iconorthe re-load/refreshbuttons ontheirbrowsers, whereapplicable Artianashall evaluatetheBid historiesofspecificLotGroupsperiodicallytopreservetheefficacyof the Auctionprocess Thisexercisemaybeconducted by Artiana internallyorthroughthirdpartiessolelyatthediscretionofArtiana.)
2.4. Closing Times
FortheconvenienceofBidders, particularlythosewhoareplacing BidsonmorethanoneLot, LotGroupsarescheduledtocloseat 30-minutetimeintervalsduringtheAuction.
TheBiddingforvariousLotGroupsshallbeclosedinaccordance withthe AuctionClosingSchedule However, inthe eventthat Artiana recordsanyBiddingactivityinthe5minutespriortothe
closingofaLot, theClosing TimeforsuchaLotshallbeextended by 5minutesfromitsoriginallyscheduledClosing Time TheClosing Timeshallcontinuetobeextendedin5-minuteincrementsforany subsequentBiddingreceivedinthe5minutespriortotheclosingof suchLot. Inthe eventthattheClosing Timeisextendedin accordancewiththisClause, biddingontheLotshallonlyendifno Biddingactivityis recorded by Artianaduringthelast5minutesof extendedtime Biddersareadvisedtoclickonthe“RefreshNow” icononthe WebsitepageorintheMobileApplicationatregular intervalsinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofClause2.5forupdates onlatestBidsandtimeextensionsifany.
2.5. TrackingBids The Websiteshallcontainalinktitled ‘LotsIBidOn’ withinthepage ‘Current Auction’ andtheBiddermayclickonthislinktoaccess informationonallBidsmadeon variousLots. Foreaseoftracking Bids, BiddersareadvisedtoassignBiddingnicknamestothemselves.
The WebsiteandMobileApplicationshallcontain:
•TheBidhistoryforeachLot, beingthelast5Bidamountsthat havebeen recordeduntilandincludingthecurrenthighestBid; and •Acountdownclockindicatingtheamountoftime availablefor placingBidsbeforetheClosing Time.
TheBidhistory, currentBid, andcountdownclockshallbeaccurate atthetimeofdownloadingofthose values, providedthatsuch informationhasnotchangedduringthetimetakenforthis informationtoreachtheBidder’scomputerormobiledevicefrom the ArtianaServer ThemostupdatedBid valuesshallbeshownonly whenthe WebsitepageortheMobileApplicationpagecontaining theinformationonBid valuesis refreshed; whichshallhappeneither automaticallyatregularintervals(Every5minutespriortoonehour beforetheclosingtimeofthefirstLot/LotGroupandevery 1minutewithinthelasthouroftheclosingtimeofthefirstLot/Lot Groupandshallcontinuerefreshing everyminutetillthecloseofthe lastLot/LotGroup)orwhenaBidderclicksonthe‘RefreshNow’ icononthe WebsitepageorintheMobileApplicationpage. Whenthecountdownclockcountsdowntozero, inthecasewhere theClosing TimewithrespecttoaparticularLothasbeenextended byafurther5minutespursuanttoClause2.4above, thecountdown clockmaynot reflectsuchextension Assuch, theBiddermay wait forthe valuesonthepageto refreshautomaticallyonthe Website, or clickonthe ‘RefreshNow’ linkonthepageorintheMobile ApplicationtodeterminewhethertheClosing Timehasbeen extendedforthatLot.
ThecountdownclockcombinedwiththecurrenthighestBidas shownintheBidhistoryonthe Websiteshallonlybeanindicationof thehighestBidamountatthetimewhenthevaluesonthe Website orMobileApplicationwererefreshedinthemannersetoutinClause 2.5above Shouldbidders wantmorefrequentupdates, theyare advisedto refresh valuesasdescribedinClause2.5inordertoview themostupdatedBidhistoryandcountdownclock.
Duetothenatureofinternetand/ormobiletraffic, theremaybean unpredictabletimelagbetweenaBidderplacingaBid, andthatBid being received by Artiana Therefore, althoughaBiddermayhave placedhis/herBidpriortoClosing Time,ArtianamayreceivetheBid aftertheClosing TimefortheLotwithrespecttowhichtheBidhas beenplacedandshall, insuchan event, be rejected. Inorderto preventBidsbeing rejectedinsuchamanner, BiddersmaysetProxy Bids/MaximumBidsforLotsonwhichtheywishtoBid.
Written/AbsenteeBidsmayberecordedwithArtiana12hoursprior tothefirstClosing Time, subjecttotheotherprovisionsofthese ConditionsofSale, includinganylimitsimposed by Artianaonthe numberofBidsthatmightbeplacedbyaBidder.
2.6. Biddersareadvisedto keeptheir ArtianaIDandpasswordsecure atalltimes ArtianawillholdtheBidderresponsibleforallBidsplaced usingtheir ArtianaIDandpassword, whetherviathe Websiteora mobiledevice BiddersusingtheMobileBidding Applicationare advisedto keeptheirmobiledevicessecureandsetpasswordsfor themtopreventunauthoriseduse.
2.7 ArtianareservestherighttowithdrawanyPropertybefore, duringorafterthe Auction, ifithas reasontobelievethatthe authenticityofthePropertyortheaccuracyoftheDescriptionis indoubt, orifthereisabreachofthe TermsofBusiness, orinthe caseoferrorordispute, orif Artianaotherwisebelieves, atitssole discretion, thatit wouldbeimpropertoincludethePropertyinthe Auction, andcanduringoraftertheAuctioncontinuethebidding, determinethesuccessfulBidder, cancelthesaleoftheLot, or re-offer andresellanyLot.
2.8. AllProperty(ies)shallbesoldsubjecttotheReservePrice Ifthe WinningBidisbelowtheReservePrice, thePropertyshallbe consideredunsoldexceptinsuchcasewherethe WinningBidisa ProxyBidandthemaximumlimitontheProxyBideithermatches orishigherthantheReservePrice InsuchcasestheProperty(ies) shallbesoldatReservePricetotheProxyBidder TheReservePrice oneachPropertyshallbeconfidentialand Artianashallhaveno obligationtodisclosethesametoanyBidder.
2.9. ArtianawillinvoicetheBuyerfortheSalePrice(Winning Bid)andanyadditionalchargesthatmaybeincurred by Artiana areapplicableonthesale, includingshippingandhandlingof theProperty 5% VATwillbechargedon Artiana’sinvoiceandis applicableonanyandallpurchasesfromwithinthe UAE.
2.10. ThetitletothePropertiespurchasedinanAuctionshallpass totheBuyerattheClosing Timesubjecttotheconditionsinclause 2.7forthosePropertieswhereaBuyerholdsthe WinningBidand saidBuyerassumesfullriskandresponsibilitiesfortheProperties thereafter Propertiespurchasedwillnotbe releasedorshippedout totheBuyerorhisrepresentativeuntiltheBuyerhasfulfilledhis paymentandotherobligationsasdescribedintheseConditions ofSale ArtianamayexercisealienonthePropertiesunderthe conditionsdescribedinClause2.17.
2.11. BiddingIncrementswillbecalculatedasshownintheBidding Incrementtablebelow.
dateofeitherreceivingthefundsfromtheBuyerorremittingthe fundstotheSeller Inthecaseofpaymentsforpurchasesbeingmade in UAEDirhams(AED), astandardconversionrateof1USD=3.675 AEDwillapply.
2.13. AllBiddersare requiredtoprovidecompleteandaccurate invoicingdetailstoArtianaatthetimeofregistrationforthe Auction Invoicingdetails, once registered, willnotbechanged The Biddershallbeinvoicedbasedondetailsprovidedatthetimeof registeringforthe Auction. ForanyandalltransactionsfromRestof Worldexceptthe UAEinvoicingand/orpaymentsareprocessed by ArtianaLimited, acompanydulyincorporatedundertheRAKICC BusinessCompaniesRegulations2016bearingregisterednumber IC20120900; andforanyandalltransactionsfromwithinthe UAE invoicingand/orpaymentsareprocessed by ArtianaLimited, a companydulyincorporatedundertheDubaiInternationalFinancial Centrebearingregisterednumber2249.
2.14. The WinningBiddershallpaytheSalePriceinfull(including anyadditionalchargesand VAT, ifapplicable)withinseven business daysfromtheClosingDate NoshipmentordeliveryoftheProperty willbemadetothe WinningBidderiftheSalePrice, andanyother additionalchargesthatmaybepayable bytheBuyer, arenot received byArtianaanduntilallproperdocumentationinconnectionwith thesaleofthePropertyhasbeencompleted. Paymentswillnotbe acceptedfromanypartiesotherthanthe WinningBidderasrecorded ontheinvoice.
2.15.
Nonpayment The WinningBiddershallensurethatinvoicesprovided by Artiana arepaidinfullandallremittanceofamountsdueundersaidinvoice ismadewithinseven businessdaysfromthedateoftheinvoice Inthe casethatpaymentsarenot receivedwithinsuchperiod, itshallbe treatedasabreachofcontractofsale bytheBuyerand, insuchan event,Artianaisauthorisedatitssolediscretiontocancelthesale uponexpiryofthisstipulatedperiodofsevenbusinessdayswithout beingobligedtoinformtheBuyerofthesame, andtheSeller authorisesArtianatotakeanysteps(includingreportingthelate payments, missedpayments, orotherdefaultsontheaccounttoany credit bureauandtheinstitutionoflegalproceedings), asdeemed appropriate, toenforcethefulloranydifferentialpaymentdue bythe Buyer Inaddition, theBuyerwillbechargeddemurrage@2%ofthe totalvalue(WinningBid)permonthuntilthedateofactualpayment.
2.16. Failuretocollect
IftheBuyerinformsArtianathathewishestocollectthe Property(ies)fromArtianainpersonandsuchProperty(ies)isnot collectedbytheBuyerwithin15daysfromtheauctionclosingdate, ArtianashallarrangeforstorageoftheProperty(ies)attheBuyer’s expense, andshallonly releasetheProperty(ies)afterpaymenthas beenmade, infull, includingdemurrage@2%ofthetotal value (WinningBidplusanyotheradditionalcharges, ifapplicable)per monthforallpaymentsdueandthechargesforstorageofthe Property(ies), ifany.
2.17 ArtianashallbeentitledtoexercisealienontheProperty(ies) forpaymentofanysums receivablefromtheBuyer, includingtheSale Priceandcostsrelatingtostorageandinsurancewheretheyaretobe borne bytheBuyer, in relationtoanyProperty(ies)purchased by theBuyer.
2.12. The AuctionisconductedinUnitedStatesDollars(USD)and, foranytransactioninothercurrencies, theexchangeratewillbe calculatedasperthesheetrateofthebankspecified by Artianaonthe
2.18. Artiana reservesthe righttonot awardthe WinningBidtothe highestBidderattheClosingDateifitdeemsitnecessarytodoso.
2.19. TheBuyeracknowledgesthat Artianawillabide byanyexport restrictionsthatmayapplyinthecountriesfromwherespecific Property(ies)willbeshipped TheBuyershallalsoberesponsibleto ensurethattheProperty(ies)isfreelyimportableintothecountry wheresuchProperty(ies)isintendedfordelivery(asspecifiedbythe Buyer). Inthe eventtheBuyeror Artianabecome awareofany restrictionstosuchimportsubsequenttothecompletionofthe Auction, theBuyermayprovideanalternatedeliverydestinationto Artiana (SuchrestrictionsonimportofanyProperty/Lotpurchased byaBuyershallnotqualifyas groundsfortheBuyertocancelsuch saleunderanycircumstances) Allcostsassociatedwiththeprocessof deliveryandstorage(whenrequired)oftheProperty(ies)shallbe bornebytheBuyer TheProperty(ies)shallbehandedovertothe Buyer, orhisnominee, onlyuponfullpaymentofallsuchcosts.
2.20. Artianahasthe righttoexercise reasonablediscretioninsetting BidincrementsasperClause2.11orotherwise, refusinganyBid, advancingtheBidding, withdrawingordividinganyLot, combining twoormoreLots; andinthecaseoferrorordispute, duringorafter thesale, determiningthesuccessfulBidder, continuingtheBidding, cancellingthesaleor reofferingand resellingtheitemindispute If anydisputearisesafterthesale, then, intheabsenceofany evidencetothecontrary, thesalerecordmaintainedbyArtiana willbeconclusive.
2.21 WrittenBidsareacceptedfromBiddersoncetheyhavebeen givenBiddingaccessfortheAuction Theseareenteredasonline directorProxyBids by Artiana, andmaynotbestoppedoraltered by theBidderoncetheAuctionhascommenced WrittenBidsare accepteduntiltwelvehourspriortothe firstClosing Time.
2.22. ArtianaemployeesmaynotBidinthe Auctiononcethe Auctionhasstarted Theymayhoweversubmit a WrittenBidforan amountthatmaybeequaltoorabovethelowerestimateofaLot beforethe AuctioncommencesandhaveaProxyBidplacedontheir behalf Oncethe Auctionhasbegun, theymayonlyincreasetheir ProxyBid.
2.23. ArtianaemployeesmayBidincharityauctionsthatareheldon theArtianaAuctionplatform.
2.24. SellersarenotallowedtoBidontheparticularLot(s)they haveconsigned.
2.25. ArtianadoesnotplaceorallowanyBidstobeplacedonbehalf oftheSeller AlloftheBids recordedat Artianaarefrom registered Bidders.
2.26. OnceaBidis registeredinoursystem, whetherplaced byan activeBidderor byProxy, itisimmediatelyandautomatically displayedforall registereduserstosee.
2.27. TechnicalDowntime
Intheunlikelyeventthatthe WebsiteisinaccessibletoBidders worldwidedueto TechnicalDowntimewithinthehalfhourpriorto thescheduledClosing TimeforanyoftheLotGroups, theClosing TimeofthatLotgroupandsubsequentLotGroupswillbeextended bythedurationofthe TechnicalDowntime Incasethe Technical DowntimeextendsbeyondtheClosing TimeforaparticularLot Group, the Websiteshall, afterthe TechnicalDowntime, showthe AuctionfortheparticularLotGroupasclosed. However, theClosing TimeforsuchLotGroupandsubsequentLotGroupsshallbe extendedbythedurationofthe TechnicalDowntimeandappropriate detailsoftheextensionshallbepublishedonthe Websiteshortlyafter recoveryfromthe TechnicalDowntime Notethatanymalfunctionin
theMobile Applicationdoesnotconstitute TechnicalDowntime In the eventofsuchmalfunction, Biddersshouldusethe Websiteto placeBids.
2.28. Bids recordedpriortoany TechnicalDowntimewillbetreated asvalidaccordingtotheConditionsofSale Artianashallnotbeliable foranylossofinformationduetothe TechnicalDowntime Thedata logsoftheArtianaServerwilldeterminethedurationofthe TechnicalDowntimeandanydeterminationmade by Artianain respectofextensionoftheClosing Timeshallbe final.
3.1. ArtianaoffersallProperty(ies)forsaleatthe Auction “asis”, whichmeansthattheProperty(ies)aresoldwithallexisting faultsand imperfections. Measurementsare givenasHeight x WidthxDepthin decimalinches(rationalizedtotheclosest0.25, 0.5, 0.75)andin decimalcentimetres ArtianaencouragesallpotentialBuyersto inspecteachitemcarefullybeforeBidding.
3.2 Anystatements made by Artiana about any Property(ies), whetherorallyorinwritingconcerningattributionto, forexample, anyschoolofartorcraftsmanship, countryororigin, historyor provenance, areonlyexpressionsof Artiana’s ownopinionorbelief. Suchopinionsorbeliefsincludingtheestimatevaluesofthe propertieshavebeenformedhonestlyinaccordancewiththe standardofcareexpectedofanauctionhouse However,Artianadoes notinanyway representthatithascarriedoutexhaustive research oranalysis, anditistherefore recommended, especiallyincasesof Property(ies)ofhigh value, thatpotentialBuyersseekadviceonsuch mattersfromtheirownprofessionaladvisors.
3.3 TheBuyerundertakes:
•toinspectandsatisfyhimselfpriortotheAuctionastothe conditionanddescriptionoftheProperty(ies);
•torelyonhisownjudgmentastowhethertheProperty(ies) matchesitsdescription; and
•tonotrelyonanillustrationofanyProperty(ies)giveninthe Catalogue
3.4. Neither Artiananoranyofitsaffiliates, agents, representatives, employeesordirectorsshallbeliableforerrorsoromissionsinanyof therepresentationsmadeintheAuctionCatalogueorotherwisewith respecttoauthenticity, description, orconditionofanyProperty(ies) forsalethroughtheAuction.
4.1. ArtianaprovidesanassuranceonbehalfoftheSellerthateach artworkofferedatauction, isagenuineworkoftheartistlisted. Artianaguaranteestheauthenticityofsuchartworkforaperiodof sixmonthsfromtheauctionclosingdate Authenticityinrelationto artworksshallmeancomplianceoftheartworkwiththedescription providedonthe website, particularlywith referencetothename oftheartist, title(ifany)oftheartwork, date, theschoolofart (ifmentioned), dimensions, medium, etc.
Intheunlikely eventthatwithinsixmonthsfromthecloseofan auction, itisproved bytheBuyer, tothe reasonablesatisfactionof Artiana, thattheitem wasnotauthenticandif, inArtiana’sopinion, thiswouldhavesignificantlyimpactedthe WinningBidfortheitem, Artianashallbeentitledto rescindthesale Insuchan event, the SellerwillbeliabletorefundthepaymentfortheitemtotheBuyer,
through Artiana.Theitem inquestion willsubsequently be returned totheSeller.
Allsuchclaimswillbehandledonacase-by-casebasis, andinthe caseofanauthenticityclaimin relationtoanartwork, examinable proof, clearlydemonstratingthattheitemisnotauthentic, willbe required. Suchexaminableproofshouldbeprovided byanestablished andacknowledgedauthority Artiana’sdecision, with regardstosuch claims, shallbefinalandbinding.
4.2 Theaboveguarantee giveninclause4.1shallbesubjecttothe followingconditions:
•TheclaimismadebytheBuyerasregisteredwithArtiana(the benefitoftheclaimisnotassignabletoanysubsequentownersor otherswhomayacquireorhaveaninterestinanyoftheProperties)
•ThePropertyisreturnedinthesameconditionthatit wasinatthe timeofdeliveryofthePropertytotheBuyer
•TheProperty wasindisputablypurchasedthroughArtiana
4.3. InthecaseofPropertieswhichhavebeencategorised by Artiana asPreciousObjects,Artianaprovidesanassurance, onbehalfofthe Seller, thateachpieceshallcomplywithcharacteristicsorfeatures mentionedintheDescriptionofthePropertyintheAuction CatalogueforaslongasthePropertyisinthepossessionofArtiana. Allcoloredstonesunlesscertifiedmayormaynotbetreatedfor enhancements. ItisthereforeadvisableforBuyersorpotentialBuyers ofsuchProperties, toinspectthePropertypriortoBiddingorprior toshipmentorBuyerpickupfromArtiana.
Intheunlikely eventthatduringsuchinspection, theBuyerisableto provetothe reasonablesatisfactionof ArtianathatthePropertydoes notmatchthedetailsintheDescription, andif, in Artiana’sopinion, Biddersbeing awareofsucherrororomission wouldhaveBid significantlylessthantheactualSalePrice,Artianashallbeentitledto rescindthesaleandtheSellerwillbeliableto refundtotheBuyerthe SalePricepaidfortheProperty; and Artianashallhand overthe PropertytotheSelleruponrefundoftheSalePricepaidtohimfor theProperty Once Artianaobtainsthe refundedamountfromthe Seller, itshallforwardthesametotheBuyer Thisguaranteewillnot beapplicablewherethePropertyisbeingshippedtotheBuyer byArtiana.
4.4. InthecaseofPropertiessuchasantiquitiesoritemsofhistorical interestwhichhavebeencategorisedbyArtianaasCulturalArtifacts, Artianaprovidesanassurance, onbehalfoftheSeller, thateachobject ofantiquarianorhistoricalinterestorsignificancehasbeenacquired withoutviolatinganylocalorinternationallaws.
Intheunlikely eventthatitisprovedthattheacquisition, provenance and/or ownershipofsuchCultural Artifactsofferedatour Auction issubjecttoalegaldispute, theBuyershall keep Artianaindemnified fromanysuchlegalproceedings.
4.5. Inallcases Artiana retainsthe righttoconsultwith, atthe expenseoftheBuyer, uptotworecognizedexpertsinthefield (suchexpertsbeingmutuallyacceptabletoArtianaandtheBuyer), toexaminethePropertyunderquestionbeforedecidingtorescind thesaleandoffertherefundundertheaboveguarantee Theopinion oftheexpertsshallnotbebindingon Artiana.
4.6. IntheeventoftheSeller’sfailuretorefundtheproceedsasstated inthisclause, theBuyershall returnthePropertyto Artianaand authoriseArtianaasitsagenttoinitiatelegalproceedingsagainstthe Seller Anysuchstepstakenorlegalproceedingsinstituted by Artiana, againsttheSeller, shallbeatthecostoftheBuyerandArtiana’s liabilityshallbelimitedasperClause5.1.
5.1. Artianahasanobligationto refundtheSalePricetotheBuyer onlyuponrecoveryofsuchamountsfromtheSellerandinthe circumstancesdescribedinClause4above(AuthenticityGuarantee). TheBuyerindemnifiesArtianafromanynon-recoveryofsuch amountsandagreesthattheyshallnotholdArtianaresponsiblein casesuchamountsarenot recoverablefromtheSeller Artiana providesinsurancecoverageonsoldLotsforsevendaysafterthe Closing Timeoftheauction Afterthatperiod, oronceaLothasbeen collected(whicheverisearlier), theLotwillbeentirelyatthebuyer’s risk. Damages, lossesorlossin valueofanyartworks(including frames)incurredduringshippingandtransitarenotcoveredasper theinsurancepolicytaken by Artiana. IncasetheBuyeroptsfor transitinsurancecoveragearrangedforbyArtianabyanyoftheir insuranceproviders,Artianashallnotentertainanydirectclaimsfor damageorlossduringshippingandtransitandthese wouldhaveto bedirectedtosuchinsuranceproviders; Subjecttotheauthenticity guaranteeabove, neither Artiana’ssuppliersnor Artiana, noranyof Artiana’semployeesoragents, shallbe responsible, eitherforthe correctnessofanystatementsastotheauthorship, origin, date, age, attributesorgenuinenessofanyPropertyinthesale, orforany mistakesintheDescription, orforanyfaultsordefectsinthe Properties, orforanyotheractoromission, whatsoever Artianaoffers noguaranteeorwarrantyotherthanthelimitedassurancecontained intheauthenticityguaranteeabove.
5.2. Itisstatedandagreedthatthe rescissionofthesaleandthe refundofthetotalSalePricepaid bytheBuyeristhesole remedy thatmaybesought byaBuyer, andsuch remedyisexclusiveandin lieuofanyother remedywhichmayotherwisebe availableunderlaw. Artianashallnotbeliableforanyincidentalorconsequentialdamages incurredorclaimed.
AllcontentofthePrint AuctionCatalogue, eCatalogueandonthe WebsiteandMobileApplicationarecopyrightprotectedinfavourof Artiana Alltrademarks, names, brandnames, etc usedinthePrint AuctionCatalogueandonthe WebsiteandMobileApplicationare trademarksofArtiana Anyrightsnotexpressly grantedhereinare reserved. Noimage, illustrationorwrittenmaterialmaybeusedor requiredwithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofArtiana Artianaand theSeller(s)makeno representationor warrantythattheBuyerofa Propertywillacquireanycopyrightorother reproduction rightsinit.
7.1. Artianamay validlyservetheBidder/Buyerwithlegalnotice, if required, undertheseConditionsofSale by:
•SendinganemailtotheemailaddressdisclosedbytheBidder/ Buyerto Artiana; or
•SendingacouriertotheaddressdisclosedbytheBidder/Buyer toArtiana.
7.2. Suchlegalnoticeshallbedeemedtohavebeenproperlyserved: •Inthecaseofemailtransmission-onthedateofthetransmission; or
•Incaseoftransmissionbycourier-2businessdaysafterthe dispatchofthenoticebycourier.
7.3 ThenoticesandcontractlanguageshallbeEnglish.
7.4. Artianaisatalltimesentitledtoinvolvethirdpartiesforensuring theBuyer’scomplianceandperformanceaspertheseConditionsof Sale, andtheBuyerhereby grantshisconsentinthis regard.
7.5. Inthe eventofanydisputearisingoutoforinconnectionwith theseConditionsofSaleorrelatedtheretoinanymannerwhatsoever, thepartiesshallfirstseeksettlementofthatdisputebymediationin accordancewiththeMediationRulesoftheDIFC-LCIAArbitration Centre, whichRulesaredeemedtobeincorporated by referenceinto thisclause TheBuyerirrevocablysubmitstothejurisdictionofthe DubaiInternationalFinancialCentre(“DIFC”)Courtsandwaives anyobjectionitmayhavetoreferthedisputesarisingoutoforin connectionwiththeseConditionsofSaletotheDIFC-LCIA ArbitrationCentreonthegroundsthatitisaninconvenientforum (forumnonconveniens). Ifthedisputeisnotsettled bymediation within60daysofthecommencementofthemediation, orsuch furtherperiodasthepartiesshallagreeinwriting, thentheparties agreetoreferand resolvethedisputebyarbitrationinaccordance withClause9.
IfanypartoftheConditionsofSalebetweentheBuyerandArtiana isfoundlegallyinvalid, illegalorunenforceable, thatpartmaybe discountedandthe restoftheconditionswill remainenforceableto thefullestextentpermissible bylaw Insuchcases, theBuyerand Artianaundertaketoreplacethewhollyorpartlylegallyinvalid, illegalorunenforceableprovisionwithonewhichislegally valid, legal orenforceableandwhoseeconomicpurposemostcloselyreflectsthat ofthelegallyinvalid, illegalorunenforceableprovision.
Ifthedisputeisnotsettled bymediationinaccordancewithClause 7.5thenthedisputeshallbe referredtoand finally resolved by arbitrationundertheArbitrationRulesoftheDIFC-LCIA ArbitrationCentre, whichRulesaredeemedtobeincorporated by referenceintothisclause Inanyarbitrationcommencedpursuantto thisclause, (i)thenumberofarbitratorsshallbeone; and(ii)theseat, orlegalplace, ofarbitrationshallbetheDIFC Thelanguagetobe usedinthearbitrationshallbeEnglish Thegoverninglawofthe contractshallbethesubstantivelawofEnglandand Wales.
CONDITIONS OF FIXED PRICE SALE FixedPriceSale:A PrivateSaleorSellingExhibitionof Property(ies)/Lot(s)tobeconductedbyArtianaonwww.artiana.com oranyotherwebsite.
FixedPrice: The fixedsalepriceofthePropertyofferedfor immediatesalebyArtianainPrivateSaleoranyFixedPriceSale.
PrivateSale: AFixedPriceSaleofProperty(ies)/Lot(s)conducted byArtianaoutsideofauctionconfidentiallyoronwww.artiana.com oranyotherwebsite.
SellingExhibition:A FixedPriceSaleofProperty(ies)/Lot(s)tobe conductedbyArtianaonwww.artiana.comoranyotherwebsiteon thedateindicatedintheExhibitionCatalogue.
ViewingRoom: Thewebpagesonthe WebsiterelatingtoPrivate Sale, asmaybeamendedfromtimetotimeincludingwebpages accessibleviathelink“ViewingRooms” (includingallpages providingdetailsrelatedtotheProperty(ies)), aswellasadditional pagescontainingdetailsoftheViewingRoomaccessibleviathelink “PrivateSales.”
ByparticipatinginthisFixedPriceSale, youacknowledgethatyouare boundbytheConditionsofFixedPriceSaleasclarifiedbelowand listedaboveintheConditionsofSaleandonthe Website.
2.1 If aFixedPriceSalefunctionalityisofferedonanyofthe PropertypermittingtheBuyertopurchasesuchaPropertyatthe FixedPricedisplayedonthe Website, orascommunicatedtothe BuyerinresponsetotheirenquiryforthatProperty, theabovelisted ConditionsofSalewillapplytothesaleinthesamemannerasifthe Buyerhadbeenthe WinningBidderinanauctionforthatProperty.
2.2 Our ConditionsofFixedPriceSaleareapplicableonallour PrivateSaletransactions, includingPropertyofferedinanyofour ViewingRoomorSellingExhibition, andbindingonallparticipants thereof.
ARTIANA GUARANTEE Allartworksofferedforsale by Artianaareauthentictothebestof Artiana’sknowledge.
Artianaprovidesthefollowingassuranceto buyersonbehalfofthesellerwhomaybeacollector, dealer, retailerorgallery, thateachartwork offeredforsaleonthesiteisagenuine workoftheartistlisted.
Artianaguaranteestheauthenticityoftheartworkforaperiodofsixmonthsfromtheauctionclosingdate Authenticityin relationtoartworks shallmeancomplianceoftheartworkwiththedescriptionprovidedonthe website, particularlywith referencetothenameoftheartist, title(if any)oftheartworkitself, date, theschoolofart(ifmentioned), dimensions, mediumetc.
Intheunlikely eventthatwithinsixmonthsfromthecloseofanauction, itisproved bythe buyertothe reasonablesatisfactionof Artianathatthe item wasnotauthenticandif, in Artiana’sopinion, this wouldhavesignificantlyimpactedthepricea buyer wouldhavebeenwillingtopayforthe item,Artianashallbeentitledto rescindthesale, andthesellerwillbeliableto refundtothe buyerthepricepaidfortheitem. Oncethe buyer returnstheitemto Artianaitshallbehanded overtotheseller by Artiana.
Allsuchclaimswillbehandledonacase-by-casebasis, andinthecaseofanauthenticityclaimin relationtoanartwork, suchclaimwill require thatexaminableproof, whichclearlydemonstratesthattheitemisnotauthentic, isprovided byanestablishedandacknowledgedauthority The decisionofArtianainrespectofsuchclaimsshallbe finalandbinding.
Thisguaranteeshallbesubjecttothefollowingconditions:
1.Theclaimismade bythe buyeras registeredwith Artiana(thebenefitoftheclaimisnotassignabletoanysubsequent ownersorotherswho mayacquireorhaveaninterestinanyoftheitems).
2.ThePropertyis returnedinthesameconditionthatit wasinatthetimeofdeliveryoftheitemtothe buyer.
3.TheProperty wasindisputablypurchasedthrough Artiana.
Artiana retainsthe righttoconsultwith, attheexpenseofthe buyer, two recognisedexpertsinthefield, (suchexpertsbeing mutuallyacceptableto Artianaandthe buyer), toexaminetheitemunderquestionbeforedecidingto rescindthesaleandofferthe refundundertheaboveguarantee The opinionoftheexpertsshallnotbebindingonArtiana.
Inthe eventoftheseller’s failureto refundtheproceedsasstatedabove, the buyershall returntheitemto Artianaandauthorise Artianaasitsagent toinitiatelegalproceedingsagainsttheseller Anysuchstepstakenorlegalproceedingsinstituted by Artianaagainstthesellershallbeatthecostof thebuyer.
COLLECTION AND STORAGE Lotswillonlybereleasedfromourviewing galleryorartstoragefacilityuponpresenting adeliveryorderissued by Artiana. Lotswill notbereleaseduntilalloutstandingcharges duetoArtianaaresettled
PleasenotethatLotsinourart storagefacilitycanbecollected onlybypriorappointmentfrom Artiana, P2-22B, Park Towers, DIFC, Dubai, UAE
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ImportantInformation •AllLotswill bestoredfreeofchargefor15days fromtheauctionclosingdateeitheratArtiana’sviewinggalleryoratourart storagefacility.
•After15daysfromtheclosingdateoftheauction, LotsshallbesubjecttoadailystoragechargeofUSD4perLotplusanadministrativefeeof USD50payabletoArtiana.
•AssetoutintheConditionsofSale, riskand responsibility forthesoldLots(includingframesorglasswhere relevant)passestotheBuyerat the AuctionClosing Time ArtianaprovidesinsurancecoverageforsoldLotsforsevendaysaftertheauction. Buyersare remindedthatitistheir responsibilitytoarrangeadequateinsuranceforpurchasedLotsthereafter.
•Lotssoldatauctionmaybesubjecttoimport restrictions/taxesofforeigncountries. Itisthe buyer’ssole responsibilitytoobtainany relevant importlicenseintothe buyer’s owncountryof residenceandsettleanytaxesanddestinationclearancechargesdue.
•Shipmentscanonlybemadeoncealloutstandingchargesdueto Artianaaresettledandfullpaymentofallshippingchargesis received bythe logisticsserviceprovider.
ARTIST PROFILES AND INDEX A.Ramachandran(b.1935)
BorninKochi,Kerala,RamachandrangraduatedwithaDegreeinMalayalam LiteraturefromKeralaUniversitybeforegoingontostudyartatViswaBharati UniversityatSantiniketan.Hismostrecentshowsinclude‘Dhyanachitra’and ‘Bahurupi’atVadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,in2012and2009respectively;and thoseheldbyVadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,atJehangirArtGallery,in2008; GrosvenorVadehraGallery,Londonin2008;theGuildArtGallery,Mumbaiand NewYork,2007-08;VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,2006,2005,and2001; NamiIsland,SouthKorea,2005;ArtHeritage,NewDelhi,2002;andSridharani Gallery,NewDelhi1998.Hehasparticipatedinnumerousgroupexhibitions, includingthosehostedbySaffronart,HongKongandLosAngeles,2001;the MuseumofModernArt,Oxford,1982;theRoyalAcademyofArts,London, 1982;andtheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi,1977.HewashonoredwithaPadmaBhushanfromthe GovernmentofIndia,in2005,andhasalsoreceivedtheNamaConquersAwardin1980and1978,forthe children’sbookshewroteandillustrated.RamachandranlivesandworksinNewDelhiandKochi.
BorninMumbai,Padamsee receivedaDiplomainFineArts fromtheSirJ.J.SchoolofArtin 1951andmovedtoParisthe sameyear.In1965hereceived theJ.D.RockefellerIIIFund Fellowshipandworkedasartistin-residenceatStoutState University,Wisconsin.Hismost recentsoloshowsincludethose heldatthePriyasriArtGallery, Mumbai,2013;theLoft,Mumbai,in2010;PundoleArtGallery, Mumbaiin2010,03,02,1999,97,96,94,93,86,75,74and72; GalerieHeleneLamarque,Paris,in2008;AiconGallery,NewYork,andPaloAlto,in2006-07;andtheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai,2006.Retrospective exhibitionsofhisworkswereorganizedbyPundoleArtGallery,Mumbai,in2004andArtHeritage,NewDelhi,andMumbai,in1980.Hisgroup showsincludethoseheldatSovereignFZE,Dubai,in2013;ArtAliveGallery,NewDelhi;VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,in2012;GrosvenorGallery, London;AiconGallery,NewYork,andLondon,in2010-11;TheMuseumofFineArt,Boston,in2009;GrosvenorGallery,London,in2009;Nehru Center,London,in2005;andSaffronartandPundoleArtGalleryNewYork,in2001and2002.In1969-70,Padamseewasawardedtheprestigious JawaharlalNehruFellowshipandmadefourshortfilms.In2004hewasawardedtheLalitKalaRatnabytheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi,andin 1997-98,hereceivedtheKalidasSammanfromtheMadhyaPradeshStateGovernment.Padamseepassedawayonthe6thofJanuary2020attheage of91,inTamilNadu.
AkkithamNarayanan(b.1939)
Bornin1939inKerala,AkkithamNarayananreceivedaDiplomainPainting fromtheGovernmentSchoolofArtsandCrafts,Chennai,India.Hethen studiedattheEcoledesBeauxArts,ParisonaGovernmentscholarship.Hehas wontheTamilNaduStateLalitKalaAkademiAwardthrice.Heistherecipient oftheIVInternationalFestivalofPaintingAward,inCagnes-sur-Mer,France. Narayanan'sworkshavebeenexhibitedwidelyinIndiaandinternationally. AkkithamNarayananwasawardedthe"K.C.S.PanikerPuraskaram"byKerala LalitakalaAcademyin2009"inrecognitionofhisassiduousartpracticethathas wonhimandhiscountryinternationalacclaim".AkkithamNarayananlivesand worksinParis.
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AnjuDodiya(b.1964)
BorninMumbaiin1964,AnjuDodiyareceivedherBachelorsDegreeinFine Arts,PaintingfromtheSirJ.J.SchoolofArts,in1986.Shehasheldthreesolo showsatGalleryChemould,Mumbai,in1991,1996and2001,andhas exhibitedwidelyingalleriesacrosstheworld.Shehasalsoparticipatedin“In SmallFormat”atSakshiGallery,Mumbai,1993;“WomenArtists”,Hyderabad, 1994,“RecentTrendsinContemporaryIndianArt”,VadehraArtGallery,New Delhi,1995;‘Cinemascape:AnArtists’Tributeto100yearsofCinema”at LakhereenGallery,Mumbai,1996.Hermostrecentexhibitionsinclude2012; “TerrestialBodies”,1x1ArtGallery,Dubai,2012,amongothers.Dodiyahas beentherecipientofanumberofawards,includingthe“HarmonyAward” presentedbyRelianceIndustries,Mumbaiin1999;theIndo-American Society’s“YoungAchieverAward”in2001;“ZeeAstitvaAward”,presentedbyArchanaTrustSuburbanwithZee TVin2007;andhasbeennominatedtwiceforthe“Sotheby’sPrizeforContemporaryArt”,in1998and2000. TheartistlivesandworksinMumbai.
BorninMumbai,AtulDodiya,oneofthemostsoughtaftercontemporary artiststoday,completedhisBachelorsinFineArtsfromtheSirJ.J.Schoolof Artsin1982.Dodiyacameintoprominencein1999withhisserieson MahatmaGandhi,wherethepaintersoughttoreconstructimagesfroma forgottenbiographyoftheleader.Hisotherseriesthatwonhiminternational acclaimwastheBombay:labyrinth/laboratoryshowattheJapanFoundation AsiaCenterinTokyo.In1999,theartistwontheSotheby’sPrizefor ContemporaryArt.ThecrowningglorywashisworksbeingshownattheTate Museum,London,in2000,aspartoftheexhibition‘CenturiesCitiesArtAnd CultureinModernMetropolis’.HeisoneoffewIndianartistswhoseworkwas shownatthemuseumaspartofamajorexhibitionninecitiesoftheworld. BesideshavingheldseveralsoloexhibitionsinMumbai,Kolkata,NewDelhiandAmsterdam,hehasparticipated inmanygroupexhibitionsbothinIndiaandabroad.AtulDodiyalivesandworksinMumbai.
BadriNarayan(1929-2013)
BorninHyderabad,Badri Narayanisaself-taughtartist. Hehasheldoverfiftysolo exhibitionsinvariouscities inIndiaandinternationally, themostrecentbeingatthe ViewingRoom,Mumbai,in 2012;MonArtGallerie, Kolkata,in2007-08;Pundole ArtGallery,Mumbai,in 2006,2004,and2002and Galerie88,Kolkatain2002.NarayanhasalsorepresentedIndia attheBharatBhavanBiennale,Bhopal,in1992;theVIIandII InternationalTriennials,NewDelhi,1991and1971respectively;theFestivalofIndia,Moscow,in1987;theVBiennaleofPrints,Tokyo,in1966;and theIIParisBiennalein1961.HehasexhibitedwithSaffronartinHongKongin2001.Hehaswrittenandillustratedseveralbookssince1977,and taughtarttoschoolchildren.NarayanwasawardedthePadmaShribytheGovernmentofIndiain1987;aSeniorFellowshipforOutstandingArtists fromtheGovernmentofIndiain1984-86,andtheNationalAwardfromtheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi,in1965.BadriNarayanpassedawayin Bangalorein2013.
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BoseKrishnamachari(b.1963)
Bornin1963inKerala,BosecompletedhisB.F.Afrom SirJ.J.SchoolofArt,MumbaiandreceivedtheCharles WallaceIndiaTrustAwardtocompletehisMastersat GoldsmithsCollege,Londonin1990-2000.Bosehas participatedinnumerousgroupshowsincluding PersistenceofMemory[1997],NGMA’s50Yearsof IndianArt[1999],Mutations–‘RumorCity’(curated byHansUlrichObrist)inTokyo[2001],Vanitas Vanitatum(curatedbyPeterNagy)[2004],Pathsof Progression[2005],andGhost/TransmemoiratLille 3000[France-2006],Masters2007Dubai,Art Amsterdam2007,Poeabodyessexmuseum2007U.S,amongseveralothers.Hehas receivedmanyaccoladesandisarecipientoftheKeralaLalithaKalaAcademiAward, BombayArtSocietyPrize,MidAmericaArtsAllianceAward,FirstRunnerupatBosePaciaModernBiannual,NewYork,besidesothers.
Bornin1924in Saligao,Goa,Souza wasexpelledfrom theSirJ.J.Schoolof Art,Mumbai,in1942 fortakingpartinthe ‘QuitIndia’freedom movement.Hewent ontofoundthe ProgressiveArtist’s Groupin1948, beforeleavingforLondonayearlater.In1955Souza heldaone-manshowatGalleryOneinLondonand alsohadhisautobiographicalessay‘NirvanaofaMaggot’published.HewasawardedtheJohnMoorePrizeattheWalkerArtGallery,Liverpoolin 1957andreceivedanItalianGovernmentScholarshipin1960.In1959acollectionofhisautobiographicalessays,‘WordsandLines’,waspublished, andin1962amonographonhisworkbyEdwinMullinswaspublishedaswell.In1967SouzamigratedtoNewYorkwherehereceivedthe GuggenheimInternationalAward.TworetrospectivesofhisworkwereorganizedbyArtHeritage,NewDelhi,in1986and1996.Souzaalso participatedinawork-liveprogrammeinLosAngeles,hostedbySaffronartin2001.SouzapassedawayinMumbai2002.Someimportantposthumous exhibitionofhisworkinclude,‘F.N.Souza’atSaffronartandGrosvenorGallery,NewYork,in2008;‘F.N.Souza:Religion&Erotica’atTateBritain, London,in2005-06;‘Self-Portrait:RenaissancetoContemporary’attheNationalPortraitGallery,London,in2005;and‘FrancisNewtonSouza’at SaffronartandGrosvenorGallery,NewYorkandLondon,in2005.
G.RavinderReddy(b.1956)
BorninSuryapet,AndhraPradesh,RavinderReddyreceivedhisB.F.A. (Sculpture)andM.F.A.(CreativeSculpture),fromM.S.University, FacultyofFineArts,Baroda,in1980and1982respectively.Healsohas aDiploma(ArtandDesign)fromthegoldsmithCollegeofArts, UniversityofLondon,1983,andhasdoneashortcertificatecoursein CeramicsattheRoyalCollegeofArt,London,1984.Hehasheldsolo exhibitionssince1981,themostrecentonebeingatGrosvenorVadehra, Londonin2008.Hisworkshavebeenpartofgroupexhibitionssuchas theoneheldattheJapanFoundationAsianCenter,Tokyo;theThirdAsia PacificTriennialofContemporaryArt,QueenslandArtGallery, Brisbane,1999;NatureMorte,Delhi,2000;GalleryEspace,NewDelhi, 2001;InstitutedeCulture,Barcelona,2002,LalitKalaGalleriesbyGalleryEspace,NewDelhi,2003.The artistcurrentlylivesandworksinVisakhapatnam,AndhraPradesh.
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Bornin1939,inKairanainUttar Pradesh,India,JamilNaqshmovedto KarachiinPakistanfollowingthe partitionofthesubcontinentin1947. In1953,heenrolledattheNational CollegeArt(thenMayoCollege)in Lahore,butdidnotcompletehis educationthere,leavingaftertwo yearstostudyartonhisown.Naqsh’s maturestyleisablendofcubism–in thewayhetreatsformandtexture–temperedwithfluidityandasubtleuseofcolour.Naqshhaspaintedthe femaleforminmanyofhiscanvasesrepletewithpoiseandgrace.In anotherseriesofpaintingshepairspigeonsanddoveswiththefemaleform,symbolicoflove,peaceandgentleness.Onemoreseriesofworks,inspired bytheItaliansculptorMarioMarini,whocapturedthebeautyofthehorseinhiswork,combinestheeleganceofthenudefemalewiththesturdy graceoftheequinefigure.Naqsh’sworkhasbeenexhibitedextensivelyinPakistan,India,theUKandtheUAE.Between1960and68heservedas Co-EditorofSeep,anUrduliterarymagazine,andbetween1970and73asPresidentofthePakistanPaintersGuild.Amongtheartist’smanyhonours aremedalsandawardsfromthePakistanArtCouncil,Karachi;theMinistryofCulture,Pakistan;andtheArtsCouncilofPakistan.In2009,Naqshwas awardedtheSitara-eImtiazbytheGovernmentofPakistan,andin2003,aretrospectiveofhisworkwasheldattheMohattaPalaceMuseumin Karachi,ararehonourforalivingartist.NaqshpassedawayonMay16,2019afterasuddenandbriefillness,atSt.Mary'shospitalinLondon.Heis recognizedasoneofthemostimportantpaintersfromPakistan.
Bornin1939inerstwhileBengal, nowBangladesh,JogenChowdhury studiedatGovernmentCollegeof ArtsandCrafts,Kolkata,theStudio AcademyofFineArts,Kolkata,and theEcoleNationaleSuperieuredes Beaux-Arts,Paris.Hismostrecent soloexhibitionsinclude‘Jogen Chowdhury:FormativetoRecent’, CentreofInternationalModernArt (CIMA),Kolkata,in2014;‘Lignesde Meditation’,GalleryVeda,Chennai,in2012-13;‘ACalligraphyofTouchandGaze’byKalakritiArtGalleryatICIA,Mumbai,in2008;VadehraArt Gallery,NewDelhi,in2007;theCentreofInternationalModernArt(CIMA),Kolkata,in2006;andBosePacia,NewYork,in2002.Chowdhury’s workshavebeenexhibitedinseveralgroupshowsincluding‘IdeasoftheSublime’,presentedbyVadehraArtGalleryatLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi, in2013;‘Figure/Landscape:PartTwo’,AiconGallery,London,in2010-11;‘Dali’sElephant’,AiconGallery,London,‘PaperTrails’,VadehraArtGallery, NewDelhi,‘PrettyUgly’,BosePacia,Kolkata,‘Imageandsymbol:PaintersPerception’,AakritArtGallery,Kolkata,in2010;‘ModernContinuous’, Galerie88,Kolkata,in2009;‘Inverting,Inventing,Traditions’,GrosvenorVadehra,London,in2007;DrawingShowanActofArtII’,PriyasriArt Gallery,Mumbai,in2006;thosebySaffronartandPundoleArtGallery,NewYork,in2002and2001;the‘FestivalofIndia’Geneva,in1989;theII HavanaBiennale,in1986;andtheSaoPauloBiennale,in1979.HewasawardedtheKalidasSammanbytheMadhyaPradeshStateGovernmentin 2001,theShiromaniAward,Kolkata,in1997,andthePrixleFrancedelaJeunePeinturein1966.TheartistlivesandworksinShantiniketan,West Bengal.
K.LaxmaGoud(b.1940)
BorninAndhraPradesh,LaxmaGoudstudiedattheCollegeofFineArtsand ArchitectureinHyderabadandattheFacultyofFineArtsofM.S.UniversityinBaroda. Goudhasexhibitedwidely,bothwithinandoutsideIndia.Hissoloshowsincludeones heldatArtAliveGallery,NewDelhiin2012;ArtMusings,Mumbaiin2011;theAicon Gallery,London,in2009;Gallerie88,Kolkata,in2009;IndianContemporaryArt(ICA), Jaipur,in2008;GallerySpace,Hyderabad,in2008,andtheGuildArtGallery,Mumbai, 2006and2003.Hisworkshavebeenpartofgroupexhibitionsincludingthoseheldat SakshiGallery,Mumbaiin2012;AiconGallery,NewYorkin2011-12;ArtMusingsat JehangirArtGallery,Mumbai,in2008;Galerie88Kolkata,in2007;PriyasriArtGallery, Mumbai,in2006;bySaffronartandApparaoGalleries,LosAngeles,2001;Saffronart Hongkong2001,SaffronartandPundoleArtGallery,NewYork,2001and2002;Centre ofInternationalModernArt(CIMA),Kolkata,andtheNationalGalleryofModernArt(NGMA),NewDelhi,1993; ‘FestivalofIndia’,Geneva,1987;andWorcesterArtMuseum,1986.GoudreceivedtheAndhraPradeshStateLalitKala Academyawardsin1962,1966and1971.TheartistlivesandworksinHyderabad.
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KrishenKhanna(b.1925)
Bornin1925,inLahore, KrishenKhannaworkedas abankerwhilehestudied paintingasaparttime programmeattheMayo SchoolofArt.Ajobtransfer broughthiminclose proximitywiththe membersoftheProgressive Artists’GroupinMumbai, wherehechosetopursuea full-timecareerasanartist.In1962-63Khannareceiveda fellowshipfromtheRockefellerCouncil,NewYorkandwas artist-in-residenceattheAmericanUniversity,Washington DC.In2010,Saffronarthostedaretrospectiveofhisworkat theLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi.Hisothersolo exhibitionsincludethoseheldbySaffronartinassociation withOsborneSamuelandBerkeleySquareGalleryatthe RoyalAcademy,London,in2007;SaffronartandBerkeley SquareGallery,London,in2005;PundoleArtGallery, Mumbai2004;VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,1994;and KumarArtGallery,NewDelhi,2001,1966,64,60,59and58.HisworkswerealsoincludedinexhibitionsheldbySaffronartandPundoleArtGallery, NewYork,in2001and2002.In2011,theGovernmentofIndiaawardedhimwiththePadmaBhushan;in2004hereceivedtheLalitKalaRatnafrom thePresidentofIndia;andin1997hereceivedtheKalaRatnafromtheAllIndiaFineArtsandCraftsSociety,NewDelhi.Khannalivesandworks inNewDelhi.
LaxmanShreshthawasborninNepalin1939.AftersecuringadegreeattheUniversityofPatna,theaspiringartistmovedtoMumbaitojointheSir J.JSchoolofArtwherehedidadiplomainpainting(1957-62).LaterhewenttoEuropetofurtherhonehisskillsattheEcoleNationaledesBeaux ArtsinParisfollowedbyastintatLondon’sCentralSchoolofArt(1970).HealsostudiedattheAcademieGrandeChaumiere,S.W.Hayter’sAtelier 17,Paris(1964-67)apartfromundertakingastudytourtoBaltimoreandSanFranciscoin1971.HisdebutexhibitiontookplaceatMumbai’sTajArt Gallery(1963),whichledtoseveralshowsinIndiaandinternationally.AmonghisselectedsoloexhibitaretheonesatJehangirArtGallery,Mumbai (2008,2003,1994);‘Elaborations’,RecentworksinBlackandWhite,PundoleArtGallery,Mumbai(2007);‘InauguralShow’,PrithviArtGallery, Mumbai(1994);GalleryChemould,Mumbai(1968);andashowatTribhuwanCollege,Kathmandu,Nepalalmostfivedecadesago.Hisselectedgroup showsare'Aqua',GalleryBeyond,Mumbai,'OneEyeSees,theOtherFeels',TheViewingRoom,Mumbai(bothin2012);'PointandLinetoPlane VI',GalleryBeyond(2008);‘TributetoPicasso’,GuildArtGallery,Mumbai(2002);‘AspectsofModernIndianpainting’,courtesySaffronartand Pundole,MetropolitanPavilion,NewYork(2002,2001);‘IdeasandImages–PartIV',NGMA,Mumbai(2002);‘TheSearch’,Apparao-Wallace Galleries,NewYork(1997);‘ImageBeyondImage’,GlenbarraArtMuseumCollection,Japan,NGMA(1997);50YearsofFreedomofExpression’, JehangirGallery(1997);25YearsofIndianArt,RabindraBhavan,Delhi(1972);BaltimoreandSanFrancisco(1971);MaisonsdesBeauxArts,Paris (1966);SalledelaPresse,FrenchForeignMinistry,Paris(1966);and‘InauguralExhibition’,GalleryChemould(1963).Shreshtha'sabstractworksare bothsensuousandmeditativeintheirshiftsandbalancesofcolour.Thoughabstract,hispaintingshaveasenseofintrigueinthem,thatleavesthe observer,andShreshthahimself,asheconfesses,tryingtounderstandtheshadesofmeaningtheypresent.TheartistlivesandworksinMumbai.
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BorninGujarat,ManuParekhstudiedatSirJ.J.SchoolofArt,Mumbai.Hehas beenexhibitingsince1967andhismostrecentsoloshowsincludethoseheldat ArtAliveGallery,Gurgaon2012;TaoArtGallery,Mumbai,in2010and'09; BerkeleySquareGallery,London,in2006;VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhi,in 2004,1994and1991;JehangirArtGalleryandTaoArtGallery,Mumbai,in2003; SakshiGallery,Bangalore,in1999;ARKSGallery,London,in1997;BosePacia, NewYork,in1996;andDhoomimalArtGallery,NewDelhi,in1988,'85,'81,'76, '75and'74.Aretrospectiveofhisworkwasheldin1992inKolkata,NewDelhi andMumbai.Hisworkshavealsobeenfeaturedinseveralgroupshowsincluding thoseheldatArtAliveGallery,Gurgaonin2012;GalleryThreshold,NewDelhi, in2011,'10;TaoArtGallery,Mumbai,2010,'09and'08;NatureMorte,New Delhi,in2004;Saffronart,HongKong,in2001andLakeerenArtGallery,Mumbai,in1977.Hehasalsoparticipated intheIIIandIVTriennalesofNewDelhi,in1975and1978.TheGovernmentofIndiaawardedhimthePadma Shriin1990.HereceivedtheNationalAwardfromtheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi,in1982,andthePresident ofIndia’sSilverPlaquein1972.ManuParekhlivesandworksinNewDelhi.
BorninPandharpur,Maharashtra,in1915,HusainmovedtoMumbaiin1937wherehesustainedhimselfbypaintingcinemahoardingsanddesigning furnitureandtoys.Aself-taughtartist,HusainwasinvitedtojointheProgressiveArtistsGroupin1947byF.N.Souzaafterhisfirstpublicexhibition ofpaintings.Mostrecently,hisworkhasbeenfeaturedinsoloshowsincluding‘M.F.Husain:EarlyMasterpieces1950s-1970sattheDavidWintonBell Gallery,Providencein2010;‘EpicIndia’atthepeabodyEssexMuseum,Salem,in2006-07;and‘EarlyMasterpieces1950-70s,atAsiaHouseGallery, London,in2006.HusainwasnominatedtotheRajyaSabha,India’sUpperHouseofParliamentin1986-92,duringwhichhepictoriallyrecordedits events,whichwerethenpublishedin1994.TheGovernmentofIndiaawardedhimwithaPadmaShriin1966,aPadmaBhushanin1973andPadma Vibhushanin1991,allhighcivilianhonours.In1971,HusainwasinvitedtoexhibitasaspecialinviteewithPabloPicassoattheSaoPauloBiennale, Brazil.In2004,hewasawardedtheLalitKalaRatnabytheLalitKalaAkademi,NewDelhi.HusianpassedawayinLondonin2011.
Bornin1965,hestudiedatthe GovernmentCollegeofArts& Crafts,Kolkata,andtheCollegeof Art,NewDelhi.Averyskilledartist, hewieldsaruggedpalette,andis extremelyversatileinhistreatment ofcolourandtexture.Hehasheld manysoloshows,including exhibitionsatJehangirArtGallery inMumbai,GallerieGaneshain NewDelhiandGalleryKatayuninKolkata.HehasparticipatedinvariousgroupshowsliketheNationalArt ExhibitioninJaipur,KalaMela,LalitKalaAcademyinNewDelhi,andtheCitibankGroupShowinMumbai.Besidesotheraccolades,hehasalso receivedtheNationalScholarshipfromtheGovernmentofIndiaandtheAllIndiaMiniSculptureExhibitionAwardfromAIFACS.Hegradually movedfromatmosphericscenerytorepresentationsofthehumanform.Hismorerecentpaintingsareboldandgraphic,withastrongcolorand unusualcropping.Hisworksareinanumberofcollections,includingtheBritishMuseum,andtheNationalGalleryofModernArt,NewDelhi.In earlyyearshedidmanywatercolorsofdifferentlocations.
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ParitoshSen(1918-2008)
ParitoshSenwasbornin1918inDhaka.AftercompletinghisdiplomainFineArts fromtheGovernmentCollegeofArtsandCrafts,Chennai,hemovedtoCalcuttain 1942,whereheandagroupoffriendsformedtheCalcuttaGroup,anassociationof artiststhatsoughttoincorporatecontemporaryvaluesinIndianart.In1949,heleft forParistostudyfurther,attending,amongotherinstitutes,theEcoledesBeauxArts. HereceivedaFellowshipfor1970-'71fromtheJohnD.RockefellerIIIFund.A prolificwriter,SenhaspublishedmanyworksinbothBengaliandinEnglish, includingaseriesofautobiographicalvignettestitled'JindabaharLane'.Hisworks havebeenexhibitedinIndiaandinternationally,inParis,London,Germany,Tokyo andintheUS.ParitoshSenpassedawayinOctober2008.
BorninSimlain1924,RamKumarstudiedartwhile workingonaMaster’sdegreeinEconomicsfromSt. StephensCollege,NewDelhi.In1949heleftforParisto studypaintingunderAndreLhoteandin1950hejoined AtelierFernandLeger,returningtoIndiathreeyearslater.In 1970hereceivedtheJ.D.RockefellerIIIFundFellowship. Since1949,RamKumarhasexhibitedregularlyinIndiaand internationally.Someofhissoloshowsincludethoseat AiconGallery,NewYork,in2013;ChemouldPrescott Road,Mumbaiin2008;VadehraArtGallery,NewDelhiin 2012,2010-11,09,08,06,05,03,01,00,1993and92;Aicon Gallery,NewYorkin2013and2007,PundoleArtGallery,Mumbaiin2005,1999,92,90,86, 84,83,78,76,73and71;ArksGallery,Londonin1997;andGrosvenorGallery,Londonin 1966.In2002,SaffronartandPundoleArtGalleryorganizedashowofhisworkinMumbai,NewDelhi,SanFranciscoandNewYork.Other retrospectivesofhisworkhavebeenheldattheNationalGalleryofModernArt,NewDelhiin1994and1993;JehangirArtGallery,Mumbaiin1993; andtheBirlaMuseum,Kolkatain1980.In1972theGovernmentofIndiaawardedhimwiththePadmaShri,oneofitshighestCivilianhonors.The MadhyaPradeshStateGovernmentawardedhimwiththeKalidasSammanin1985,andforhiswriting,hereceivedtheUttarPradeshState Governmentawardin1975.RamKumarlivedandworkedinNewDelhi,tillhepassedawayinApril2018. Lot23
Sadequain(1923-1987)
BornonJune30,1923toafamilyofcalligraphers,Syed SadequainAhmedNaqvialsooftenreferredtoasSadequain, wasaPakistaniartist,bestknownforhisskillsasa calligrapherandapainter.Heisconsideredasoneofthe finestpaintersandcalligraphersPakistanhaseverproduced. Hewasalsoapoet,writinghundredsofruba?iyatinthestyle ofOmarKhayyamandSarmadKashani.Inlate1940she joinedtheProgressiveWritersandArtistsMovement.His truetalentwasdiscoveredbyHuseynShaheedSuhrawardy whobroughtSadequainintothelimelight.Healsospent sometimeinParisaugmentinghisskills.Sadequainreceived muchpraiseforhiscalligraphicstyle,whichiswidelyconsiderediconicbymanycriticsof SouthAsianart.SadequainwaspartofabroaderIslamicartmovementthatemerged independentlyacrossNorthAfricaandpartsofAsiainthe1950sandknownasthehurufiyah artmovement.Hurufiyahreferstotheattemptbyartiststocombinetraditionalartforms,notablycalligraphyasagraphicelementwithina contemporaryartwork.Sadequainisapioneerofthestyle,bringingcalligraphyintoamainstreamartform,andinfluencingsubsequentgenerations ofPakistaniartists.SadequainwasthemostprolificpainterintheperiodfollowingtheindependenceofPakistanin1947.Hewasconstantlyatwork andheworkedonlargescale.Herepeatedlystatedthathewasnotinterestedindecoratingdrawingroomsofrichandpowerful.Heworkedonlarge muralsforpublicbuildings,symbolicofthecollectivelabourofhumanity,andhisworkwasmostlydonatedtothepublic.Sadequaininhisownwords wasprimarilyapainteroffigureswithallegoricalsignificance.HepassedawayonFebruary10,1987inKarachi,Pakistan.
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BorninKolkata,SaktiBurmangraduatedfromtheGovernment CollegeofArtsandCrafts,Kolkata,in1956andthenwentontostudy attheEcoleNationaleSuperieuredesBeauxArtsinParis,where,in 1956,hewonthePrixdesEtrangers.Someofthemostrecentsolo showsofhisworkincludearetrospectiveattheLalitKalaAkademi, NewDelhi,JehangirArtGallery,Mumbai,VictoriaMemorialHall, KolkataandMaisondeI’Unesco,in2008.Burman’sworkshavealso beenfeaturedatvariousotherinternationalgalleryexhibitions; includingattheRandPalais,Paris,in1975and1994;andattheFrench Biennalesin1963,1965and1967.TheartistlivesandworksinParis.
SatishGujral(1925-2020)
SatishGujralwasborninPunjaband trainedattheMayoSchoolofArtin Lahore,theSirJ.J.SchoolofArt, Mumbai,andthePalacioNationalde BelleArtsinMexico.Intheearly 1950s,heservedasanapprenticeto DiegoRivieraandDavidAlfaro Siqueiros,bothrenownedMexican muralists.TheGovernmentofIndia honoredhimwiththePadma Vibhushanin1998,andin2004he receivedtheLalitKalaRatnaPuraskarfromtheLalitKalaAkademi, NewDelhi.HehaswontheNationalAwardthrice:twiceforpaintingandonceforsculpture.HehasalsobeenhonoredbythestatesofDelhiand PunjabaswellasbySantiniketanwithitshighesthonor,the‘Desikottama’.Severalsoloandgroupexhibitionsofhisworkshavebeenheldaroundthe worldincludinginNewDelhi,Mumbai,Kolkata,Chicago,Madrid,Tokyo,Rome,MexicoCity,andNewYork.GujralpassedawayonMarch26,2020, inNewDelhiattheageof94.
ShyamalDuttaRay(1934-2005)
ShyamalDuttaRaystudiedattheGovernmentCollegeofArtsandCrafts,Calcutta. HisbodyofworkconstitutesamajorturningpointinthehistoryoftheBengal SchoolofArt.Regardedasamasterwatercolorist,hetaughtartatJagadhbandhu Institution,Kolkatafrom1954-1956.RayisalsoafoundingmemberoftheSociety ofContemporaryArtists,anartists'collective,whichsoughttointroduce innovativenessintotheartworldofthe1960s.Hehasreceivedmanyhonours:the AwardofMeritfromtheLalitKalaAcademy,theShiromaniKalaPuraskar,andthe SpecialCommendationoftheKarnatakaChitrakalaParishad.Hisworkshavebeen exhibitedinMumbai,Delhi,CalcuttaandBangalore.Hehasparticipatedin internationalshowssuchastheThirdWorldBiennaleofGraphics,London,andthe HavanaBiennale,Cuba,tomentionafew.HisworksareinthecollectionsoftheNationalGalleryofModernArt, Delhi,theVictoriaandAlbertMuseum,LondonandtheGlenbarraMuseum,Japan.Hepassedawayin2005.
ThotaVaikuntam(b.1942)
Vaikuntamwasbornin1942inAndhraPradesh.HestudiedattheCollegeofFineArts andArchitectureinHyderabad.In1971,hewontheLalitKalaAkademiFellowshipto studyattheM.S.University,Baroda.Hehashadseveralsoloandgroupshows internationallyandinIndia,includingNewDelhi,MumbaiandcitiesinSouthIndia.His recentsoloshowsincludethe2011‘Metamorphosis:TheChangingWorldofThota Vaikuntam’attheArtAliveGalleryinNewDelhi,aswellasthe2011‘Memoiredupasse 1979-1999’attheLatitude28gallery,NewDelhi.Hisworkshavealsobeenexhibitedin NewYork,London,BirminghamandKassel.HisworkwasshownattheVIITriennale, NewDelhi,andhehasalsoexhibitedwithSaffronartinLosAngelesandHongKongin 2001.VaikuntamwontheBharatBhavanBiennaleAward,Bhopalin1988,aswellasthe NationalAwardforPaintingfromtheGovernmentofIndiain1993.Theartistlivesand worksinHyderabad.
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