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Mansur Aye (1941-2008) Untitled (Blue Faced Woman)
Mansur Aye (1941-2008) Untitled (Blue Faced Woman) signed and dated 'Mansur Aye '98 lower left'; inscribed Rs 18,000 verso acrylic on canvas 58 58 5 x 41cm (22 13/16 x 16 1/8in). Footnotes: Provenance Property from a private collection, Pakistan. In the late sixties, Mansoor Aye expressed a mood of pensive pleasure in life. The themes of his paintings were innocence, love and the beauty of youth, personified by a young girl, the moon and the moonlit night. His love-stricken dove-eyed girls were envisioned to bring back to the viewer, cherished moments of youth. He says: 'To my mind the greatest miracle is the miracle of life, my work is a tribute to its few wondrous moments.' (Ijaz Ul Hasan, Painting in Pakistan, Lahore, 1996, p.94-95.) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
Mansur Aye (1941-2008) Untitled (Blue Faced Woman) signed and dated 'Mansur Aye '98 lower left'; inscribed Rs 18,000 verso acrylic on canvas 58 58 5 x 41cm (22 13/16 x 16 1/8in). Footnotes: Provenance Property from a private collection, Pakistan. In the late sixties, Mansoor Aye expressed a mood of pensive pleasure in life. The themes of his paintings were innocence, love and the beauty of youth, personified by a young girl, the moon and the moonlit night. His love-stricken dove-eyed girls were envisioned to bring back to the viewer, cherished moments of youth. He says: 'To my mind the greatest miracle is the miracle of life, my work is a tribute to its few wondrous moments.' (Ijaz Ul Hasan, Painting in Pakistan, Lahore, 1996, p.94-95.) This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: * * VAT on imported items at a preferential rate of 5% on Hammer Price and the prevailing rate on Buyer's Premium. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing
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