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Anthony Fry — Krishna in the Tree (Two works)

Anthony Fry

Krishna in the Tree (Two works)

Anthony Fry's "Krishna in the Tree" comprises two works on paper executed around 2003, including an oil painting on tracing paper alongside a preparatory drawing rendered in pen, ink, and colored pencil. The paired works demonstrate Fry's exploration of the Hindu deity Krishna through both developmental and finished stages, with the delicate translucency of the tracing paper support creating a distinctive luminous quality in the oil composition. Together, these complementary pieces reveal the artist's creative process while engaging with spiritual and mythological subject matter characteristic of his practice.

Medium
Oil on tracing paper, circa 2003, sheet 487 x 580mm (19 1/2 x 22 1/2in) (unframed), Together with a preparatory drawing in pen and ink and coloured pencil on wove paper, sheet 459 x 472mm (18 1/8 x 18 5/8in) (unframed) (2), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Victor Pasmore (1908-1998) Images on the Wall C (Lynton G72c), Estimate: £500 - 700, Anthony Fry (1927-2016) Indian Bed, Estimate: £400 - 600, Anthony Fry (1927-2016) Krishna in the Tree (Two works), Estimate: £800 - 1,000,

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Prints & Works on Paper 1500-2026

March 31, 2026

Lot 154

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Anthony Fry, Krishna in the Tree (Two works)

Anthony Fry's "Krishna in the Tree" comprises two works on paper executed around 2003, including an oil painting on tracing paper alongside a preparatory drawing rendered in pen, ink, and colored pencil. The paired works demonstrate Fry's exploration of the Hindu deity Krishna through both developmental and finished stages, with the delicate translucency of the tracing paper support creating a distinctive luminous quality in the oil composition. Together, these complementary pieces reveal the artist's creative process while engaging with spiritual and mythological subject matter characteristic of his practice.

Medium
Oil on tracing paper, circa 2003, sheet 487 x 580mm (19 1/2 x 22 1/2in) (unframed), Together with a preparatory drawing in pen and ink and coloured pencil on wove paper, sheet 459 x 472mm (18 1/8 x 18 5/8in) (unframed) (2), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Victor Pasmore (1908-1998) Images on the Wall C (Lynton G72c), Estimate: £500 - 700, Anthony Fry (1927-2016) Indian Bed, Estimate: £400 - 600, Anthony Fry (1927-2016) Krishna in the Tree (Two works), Estimate: £800 - 1,000,
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Related themes

Modern Figurative, Contemplative Mood, Mixed Media, British Artist, Tree imagery, Krishna mythology, Hindu religious subject, Spiritual Symbolism, Diptych Format, Contemporary

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