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Lot No. 42

RAMESHWAR BROOTA
b. 1941

THUS CAME THE WEEKEND
36 x 48 in (91.4 x 122 cm)
Oil on canvas
1968
Signed & Dated: Bottom Right

` 50,00,000 - 70,00,000 | $ 60,975 - 85,365

Provenance: Property from an important collection
based in Mumbai.

This presented lot represents one of Broota’s
early works, created prior to his departure from
portraiture. Depicting a woman immersed in
profound contemplation, this oil painting on canvas
underscores the essence of Broota’s artistic style—
marked by stark simplicity, concise expression, and
a meticulous attention to detail. It is these qualities,
rather than adherence to any specific ideology
or aesthetic doctrine, that endow his art with its
remarkable potency.