This painting is created by Francis Newton Souza using acrylic on paper. The artist signed and dated 'Souza 85' at the top right corner of the painting with a brush in black colour. It is now exhibited in the National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi.
- Identifier
- ngma-12282
- Material
- Acrylic, Paper
- Note
- Francis Newton Souza was born in Saligaon, Goa on April 12th, 1924. He got his Diploma in Painting from Sir J. J. School of Art, Mumbai in 1945. He also went to Italy on a study tour under the Italian government scholarship through the British Council in 1960. Post India's independence, he founded the Progressive Artists' Group, a group of artists formed in resistance to academic art prevalent during that time, along with other artists- M. F. Husain, S. H. Raza, K. H. Ara, S. Bakre and H. A. Gade and became its spokesperson in 1947. He was deeply inspired by the Modernists of the West, religious paintings of the Church as well as the folk paintings of Goa. Famous for his blunt and satirical style, F. N. Souza moved to London in 1949 to gain recognition in his artistic pursuit. After a period of struggle, he finally got successful in his endeavours with his solo show in Gallery One in London in 1955. During this time, he also published his autobiographical essay 'Nirvana of a Maggot'. Thereafter, in 1969, he moved to settle in New York where he lived till he passed away in 2002. He received several accolades during his lifetime including the prestigious Guggenheim International Award in 1969. he was also honoured with John Moores Prize, Liverpool in 1957and 1998 Kalidas Sanman by the Government of Madhya Pradesh, India in 1998.
- Pages
- 45 x 58 cm
- Published in
- India
- Type
- Painting
