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Jamil Naqsh
(1939-2019)
Untitled (Khajuraho Cave series)

4 June 2025, 15:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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Jamil Naqsh (1939-2019)

Untitled (Khajuraho Cave series)
signed 'Jamil Naqsh' lower left; circa 1970s
watercolour, ink and pencil on paper, framed
20.1 x 19cm (7 15/16 x 7 1/2in).

Footnotes

Provenance
Property from a private collection, London.
Acquired from Indus Gallery, Karachi in the 1980s;
Thence by descent.

Exhibited
Karachi, Mohatta Palace Museum, Jamil Naqsh: A retrospective, 11th December 2003 - 11th August 2004.

Published
Mohatta Palace Museum, Jamil Naqsh: A retrospective, 2003, plate 199, pg. 211 (another from the series)

Naqsh's Untitled (Khajuraho Cave Series) is a captivating homage to the rich sculptural heritage of the Khajuraho temples, known for their intricate carvings and sensuous depictions of the human form. In this series, Naqsh masterfully reinterprets the iconic motifs of Khajuraho, blending his signature minimalist, abstract style with the evocative sensuality of the temple sculptures. Through the Khajuraho's Cave Series, Naqsh creates a bridge between ancient Indian aesthetics and contemporary abstraction, celebrating the timeless beauty of form and emotion.

For a similar work sold in these rooms see Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art, 10th December 2024, lot 10.

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