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92  RAO  1947  DREAM  2013  3,704  Right
                                                                          Lot No. --------------------------  REKHA  MANJULA S  ’ 36 x 48 in (91.4 x 122 cm) Oil & acrylic on canvas  – 2,469  $ Signed & Dated : Bottom  collection












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                                                                                works  daughter,  as  such  age,  went  after  return  abstract  works.  as  of  she  and

                                                                                whose  household  artists  young  Rao  Gallery  an  her  upon  created  vibrant  surroundings  heritage  events  immensely  2003,  in


                                                                                artist  Hebbar's  Their  influential  a  From  Rekha  Art  developed  practice  primarily  her  vast  the  to response  an  in  Bengaluru

                                                                                semi-abstract  K.K.  is  she  Mumbai.  by  Group.  education,  Jehangir  at  she Here,  her  she  semi-abstract  sees  She  and  India  a  are  result  to






                                                                                a  1947,  in  time  visited  art  1969  years.  inform  States,  media.  of  that  memories  moved
                                                                                is     Artists’ surrounded by artists and mentored by her father, she developed an affinity for  formal  become inspirations for a large part of her oeuvre lie in her immediate surroundings - be just physical but also a spiritual experience. Many of her motifs get informed by
                                                                                Rao  in  charged  frequently  a  in  held  two  would  United  other  conditions country. Her oeuvre focuses on the use of colours, lines, form and texture.  narratives  artist
                                                                                Rekha  Born  was  Progressive  by  was  for  that  art  the  to  and  childhood  The  own.

                                                                                colourist,  environment.  politically  a  which  The  the  restricted  be  exhibition  Angeles  Los  global  of  in  time  her  evolve then  literature  socio-political  layered richly  diverse  her  her entirely continued to work and live in the city since.




                                                                                self-described  her  by  during  up  cauldron,  of  to  Not  arts. study Indian History.  first artist's  to moved  understanding  During  would  villages,  cities,  and culture  Rao's  and witnessed  is  that





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                  9.3 x 8 x 4.8 in (23.6 x 20.3 x 12.2 cm)  $  | ,00,000  3 Provenance : Property from a collection based













        90 -----------------------  B. VITHAL  1935 - 1992  – ,00,000  Verso  . New Delhi
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                                                                                              --------------------------------------  150  in (  59  4,938  $  | Signed & Dated : Bottom  in
                                                                                             91        cm)  1991  7,407  Left  .
                                                                                             Lot No.  ARAKKAL  1945 - 2016  UNTITLED  50  1  x  Oil on canvas  –  Mumbai





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