F. N. SOUZA (1924–2002) OIL ON CANVAS BOARD STILL LIFE WITH VESSELS AND FRUIT 1961 SIZE 16 X 20 IN

THIS EXPRESSIVE STILL LIFE BY F. N. SOUZA EXEMPLIFIES THE ARTIST’S DISTINCTIVE POST-EXPRESSIONIST VOCABULARY DURING THE EARLY 1960S. THE COMPOSITION FEATURES A GROUPING OF STYLIZED CEREMONIAL VESSELS, ABSTRACTED FLORAL FORMS, AND FRUIT, RENDERED IN BOLD, ANGULAR OUTLINES AND VIBRANT EARTHY TONES OF OCHRE, RED, AND BLACK. THE DRAMATIC CONTRAST BETWEEN THE SCULPTURAL OBJECTS AND THE DYNAMIC, SWEEPING BACKGROUND CREATES A SENSE OF MOVEMENT AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TENSION.

CHARACTERISTIC OF SOUZA’S MATURE PRACTICE, THE WORK COMBINES PRIMITIVE SYMBOLISM WITH MODERNIST DISTORTION, TRANSFORMING THE TRADITIONAL STILL LIFE INTO A POWERFUL, ALMOST RITUALISTIC TABLEAU. EXECUTED IN 1961, THIS PAINTING BELONGS TO A SIGNIFICANT PERIOD IN THE ARTIST’S CAREER, WHEN HIS INTERNATIONAL REPUTATION WAS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED AND HIS VISUAL LANGUAGE HAD ACHIEVED FULL CONFIDENCE AND INTENSITY

THESE WORKS ARE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER, MUCH LIKE THOSE BY RENOWNED ARTISTS SUCH AS M.F. HUSAIN, S.H. RAZA, F.N. SOUZA, AKBAR PADAMSEE, HEMENDRANATH MAZUMDAR, RAM KUMAR, JAMINI ROY, B. PRABHA, TYEB MEHTA, AND MANY OTHERS. THEY ARE OFTEN SOLD BY AUCTIONEERS TO COLLECTORS AROUND THE GLOBE

THIS EXCLUSIVE FINE ART COLLECTIBLE REPRESENTS A CURATED SELECTION SPANNING 18TH CENTURY ART, 19TH CENTURY ART, 20TH CENTURY ART, AND CONTEMPORARY 21ST CENTURY ART. EACH PIECE REFLECTS HERITAGE AND MODERN INFLUENCES, FROM WATERCOLOR PAINTING, OIL ON CANVAS, ACRYLIC, AND MIXED MEDIA TO INDIAN PAINTING, ASIAN ART, AND CULTURAL ART COLLECTABLES. PERFECT FOR LUXURY HOME INTERIORS, GALLERIES, AND AUCTION HOUSES, THESE ORIGINAL WORKS STAND AS RARE, INVESTMENT-QUALITY ART FOR COLLECTORS AND DESIGN ENTHUSIASTS.