Francis Newton Souza — the ‘enfant terrible’ of Modern Indian art

Nishad Avari, Head of Department, Indian Art, guides us through the life and art of one of India’s most important painters — illustrated with works offered at Christie’s in New York this March

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Detail of Francis Newton Souza (1924-2002), Untitled (After Head of a Man with a Pipe), 1962. Oil on canvas. 35 x 26 in (88.9 x 66 cm). Sold for $378,000 in South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art on 19 March at Christie’s in New York