Krishen Khanna (Indian, b. 1925) Untitled

Description:

Krishen Khanna (Indian, b. 1925)

Untitled
Signed and dated "KKhanna/March '63" l.r.
Ink on paper, sight size 7 x 7 in. (17.7 x 17.7 cm),framed.
Condition: Not examined out of frame.

Provenance: Purchased from the artist, 1964; by descent to the current private Massachusetts collection.

Exhibitions: Watkins Art Gallery, American University, Washington, DC, 1964.

N.B. Alice Graeme Korff, an art critic for The Washington Post and a trustee of the Corcoran Gallery of Art, purchased this drawing from Krishen Khanna during his tenure as the first artist-in-residence at American University. A letter from the artist to Mrs. Korff accompanies the lot.
Estimate $700-900

Framed dimensions: 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in.

Inscribed on the frame backing: "MRS ALICE KORFF/Drawing by the Indian artist,/Krishen Khanna 1964/First artist in residence at American University/(see letter) attached/Property of Alice Graeme Korff/Bought at exhibition at Watkins Gallery,/American University."


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