Live Auction 7902The Art of Souza: Property from the Estate of Francis Newton Souza
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924 - 2002)
Lot 52

FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924 - 2002)

Untitled

Closed9 June 2010

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GBP 39,650

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FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924 - 2002)
Untitled
signed and dated 'Souza 66' (upper right)
mixed media on canvas
21¾ x 53 3/8 in. (55.2 x 135.6 cm.)
Executed in 1966

Specialist note

This painting is a dramatic expression of the union between male and female, evolving from the concepts explored in Red curse(lot 48). It forms a visual paradox between attraction and menace, inviting yet confronting.