Live Auction 2686South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art
FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Lot 97 PROPERTY FROM THE ADLER FAMILY COLLECTION

FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)

Mother & Child

Closed20 March 2013

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FRANCIS NEWTON SOUZA (1924-2002)
Mother & Child
signed and dated 'Souza 1961' (upper left); further bearing label 'Gallery One London Artist F. N. Souza Title "Mother & Child" Date 1961' (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
44¼ x 38¼ in. (112.4 x 97.2 cm.)
Painted in 1961

Acquired from Gallery One, London in 1962 by Mr. Adler an American journalist working with the BBC. The strong mother symbolism of the painting was very meaningful for the Adler family -- they bought this painting just as they were growing their family and at a time when parenthood became even more clear and personal for them. This was the first painting acquired by the family. Thence by descent