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MOHAMMAD KIBRIA (1929-2011)
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MOHAMMAD KIBRIA (1929-2011)

Untitled (Painting in Black, Gray and Green and Brown)

Fermé12 September 2018

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MOHAMMAD KIBRIA (1929-2011)
Untitled (Painting in Black, Gray and Green and Brown)
signed and dated 'Kibria '70' (lower left); further dated, inscribed, signed and titled '1967-1968 / Rs. 4000 / Kibria 69.70 / 40" x 34" / Painting in Black / gray and green / and Brown' and bearing artist's label (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
40 1/8 x 34 in. (102 x 86.5 cm.)
Painted in 1967-70

Acquired directly from the artist in Dhaka, 1974, while on assignment with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Thence by descent

Note du spécialiste

"Kibria's inquiry into the abstract qualities of line, colour and texture became more persistent [...] The shift from the image to the basic grammar of painting put him in a convenient position to capture the intangible forces, which were now his focal interest. These forces could emanate from his response to a meaningless texture of earth, an incidental scratching on a wall, shades of atmosphere, or effects of light. Quite often, more than one of these elements find their way into a single picture [...] Kibria's work of the late sixties is noticeable for its artistic restraint." (I. ul Hassan, Painting in Pakistan, Lahore, 1991, p. 113)