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Lot No. 62
KRISHEN KHANNA
b. 1925
UNTITLED
72 x 145 in (182.8 x 368.3 cm)
Acrylic and charcoal on canvas
Signed: Bottom Right
` 1,00,00,000 - 1,50,00,000
$ 121,951 - 182,926
Provenance: Property from a
collection based in New Delhi.
The presented lot by Krishen Khanna is a
large-scale work. It was executed with acrylic
and charcoal, a combination of mediums
that the artist has consistently revisited
through the course of his career. Marked
by monumentality and ambition of scale,
Khanna’s monochromatic creations emerge
from the depth of his nuanced imagination.
It depicts a faunal fight between these
two majestic animals. Rendered in a
shadowy aura, the work does not depict
a background in the conventional sense,
instead focuses on the figures, capturing a
compelling exchange of energy and combat.
Krishen Khanna’s skilful use of the medium
of charcoal is evident in the way he creates
light and shadow to bring out the nuances of
his subjects.
