Osian's Auction Catalogue Indian Modern and Contemporary Art | January 2008

95 66 F.N. Souza (1924 - 2002) Untitled S/d in English ‘Souza 61’ l.l. Oil on board, 1961 29.3 x 21.5 in (74.3 x 54.6 cm) INR 9,200,000 – 11,500,000 USD 230,000 – 287,500 Literary Reference Works from the similar vintage and / or series illustrated in the following publication: Mullins, Edwin. Souza. London: Anthony Blond, 1962. pl. 39, 56 and 61. p. 77, 94 and 99. 67 F.N. Souza (1924 - 2002) Flagellation S/d in English ‘Souza 62’ c.r. Pen and ink on paper, 1962 21.7 x 29.5 in (55.0 x 75.0 cm) INR 4,000,000 – 5,000,000 USD 100,000 – 125,000 ‘Souza’s painting of the sexual depravity and brutal power alternate with harrowing scenes of suffering, the starkest of which is the large drawing on canvas, the Flagellation , in which the crumpled figure of Christ, chained to a phallic post, it is surrounded by four nude male figures, one of whom raises a vicious cat-o’-nine-tails’ E. Alkazi. rpt. in Art Heritage.1986 – 87, Art Heritage 1986 - 87; p. 77.