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Lot No. 66

LAXMAN SHRESHTHA
b. 1939

UNTITLED
50 x 50 in (127 x 127 cm)
Oil on canvas
Signed: Verso

` 15,00,000 - 20,00,000 | $ 18,293 - 24,390

Provenance: Property from a collection based
in Mumbai.

Laxman Shreshtha, born in 1939 in Siraha, Nepal
is known for his meditative and sensuous abstract
works. He studied art at various schools including
the University of Bihar, Patna; the Sir J. J. School of
Art, Mumbai; the Ecole Nationale Superieure des
Beaux-Arts, Paris; and the Central School of Art,
London between the years 1950 to 1970. His art is
emotive of his spiritual quest with the intermingling COMPARABLE
usage of tertiary colours, finding solutions in his
compositions for his extensional problems through
Western philosophies, the Upanishads, and Buddhism.
Shreshtha’s journey of self-discovery during his
upbringing in a Nepalise aristocratic family to an art
student struggling to make ends meet is reflected
in his artwork. He began his career as a figurative
artist and found his refuge in abstract art. His
large-scale works are inspired by the mountains
and landscapes of Nepal, echoing his home. He’s
greatly inspired by music and often listens to Jazz
and classical music while working on his creations.
Laxman Shreshtha has earned several honours and UNTITLED
scholarships including the British Council Grant and 50 x 50 in (127 x 127 cm)
the French Government Scholarship. The artist has held Oil on canvas
numerous solo exhibitions across India and abroad. Sold for $ 86,811