Osian's Auction Catalogue The Masterpieces Series | March 2010

96 53 F.n. S ouza (1924 – 2002) Priest with Monstrance Gouache and pencil on paper (pasted on paper), 1954 S/d in English ‘Souza 1954’ l.r. 21.1 x 14.3 in (53.6 x 36.3 cm) Provenance THE OSIAN’s COLLECTION. INR 800,000 – 1,200,000 US$ 16,670 – 25,000 Lot 53 Lot 54 Lot 55 Lot 56 Lot 57 Lot 58 Lot 59 Lot 60 Lot 61 “I’d want my language to ooze out of my mouth naturally, pure like a bubbling spring, a fountain spurting out, its source embedded deep within the crevices of pristine music…” – F. N. Souza, Words & Lines , Villiers Publications, 1959, p.13. t he d rawingS oF F.n. S ouza , 1954 – 63