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Krishen Khanna — Concerning A Drowned Girl
Krishen Khanna

Concerning A Drowned Girl

1970

A haunting and evocative oil on canvas, Krishen Khanna's *Concerning A Drowned Girl* employs his characteristically bold brushwork and muted yet emotionally charged palette to explore themes of loss, mortality, and human vulnerability. The composition carries a somber weight, with figures rendered in Khanna's expressive, almost raw style that bridges the personal and the universal. The work reflects his enduring engagement with the human condition, drawing the viewer into a quiet yet deeply unsettling meditation on tragedy.

Medium
Oil on canvas

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art

March 16, 2020

Estimate: $100,000$150,000

Lot 16

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Krishen Khanna, Concerning A Drowned Girl, 1970

A haunting and evocative oil on canvas, Krishen Khanna's *Concerning A Drowned Girl* employs his characteristically bold brushwork and muted yet emotionally charged palette to explore themes of loss, mortality, and human vulnerability. The composition carries a somber weight, with figures rendered in Khanna's expressive, almost raw style that bridges the personal and the universal. The work reflects his enduring engagement with the human condition, drawing the viewer into a quiet yet deeply unsettling meditation on tragedy.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Year
1970
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Dark, Indian, Melancholic, Death, Modernism, Nineteen Seventies, Expressionist, Human Figure, Figurative, Oil on Canvas

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