KRISHEN KHANNA (B. 1925)
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KRISHEN KHANNA (B. 1925)

Untitled (A Village Submerged)

Details
KRISHEN KHANNA (B. 1925)
Untitled (A Village Submerged)
oil on canvas laid down on board
16 7/8 x 51½ in. (43 x 130.8 cm.)
Painted circa 1960s
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist, circa 1960s
Thence by descent
Sale room notice
Please note that the correct medium for this work is oil on canvas laid down on board, and not as stated in the printed catalogue.

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Lot Essay

In 1962 Krishen Khanna was awarded a travelling fellowship which brought him to Japan, where he was greatly influenced by the art of Sumi-e (Suibokuga). Combining calligraphy with chance whilst removing all extraneous figuration and detail from the picture plane, the artist described this technique as a process of welcoming the unpredictable to achieve something serendipitous. Later in New York, Khanna expanded on this and experimented with Abstract Expressionism.

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