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The Courtesan and he Bhabu, circa 1865, collection Balraj Khanna, London
The Courtesan and he Bhabu, circa 1865, collection Balraj Khanna, London
Francesco Clemente
Self Portrait with Wife, 2007
Oil on linen
190.5 x 200.7 cm
75 x 79 in
75 x 79 in
Signed and titled on the reverse
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As one of the most important painters of recent years, Clemente has radically confronted our ideas about pictorialism, in part through the inspiration derived from classical and contemporary Indian culture....
As one of the most important painters of recent years, Clemente has radically confronted our ideas about pictorialism, in part through the inspiration derived from classical and contemporary Indian culture.
The sheep lover: a courtesan holding a rose in her right hand and leading a sheep with a human head. N.B. 'A Sheep Husband', a phrase employed at Bengali weddings for taunting or teasing the bridegroom, but perhaps also used for satirizing female domination. Source: The British Library
The sheep lover: a courtesan holding a rose in her right hand and leading a sheep with a human head. N.B. 'A Sheep Husband', a phrase employed at Bengali weddings for taunting or teasing the bridegroom, but perhaps also used for satirizing female domination. Source: The British Library
Provenance
Jablonka Gallery, Cologne;
Private Collection, Italy;
Piasa, Paris, Art Moderne et Contemporain, 23 October 2009, Lot 294;
Private European collection
