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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.
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