Osian's Auction Catalogue Forty Masterpieces | March 2003

Rs. 1,750,000 – 2,000,000 $ 36,500 – 41,700 £ 21,900 – 25,000 _ 33,700 – 38,500 Mystical Ebony S/d in English, c.r Oil on canvas, 1965 174.0 x 92.5 cm [68.5 x 36.4 in] Condition The painting has been executed in a thick impasto technique & in places thin slivers of the original canvas are visible Provenance Private Collection, Mumbai 74 75 24 FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA [1924-2002/ b.Saligao, Goa] Rape Oil on raw silk canvas, 1962 Woman in Shirt Gouache on paper, 1965 Woman Oil on canvas, 1965 Couple Oil on canvas, 1964 These works represent some of the finest paintings depicting the theme of ‘Woman’ by F.N. Souza, during the 1960s. This period also represents probably the most creative phase of his art and fame.