"Rađanje": Suza je, kažu likovni kritičari, bio "ispred svog vremena"

Aukcijska kuća Kristi saopštila je da je prodajom slike Fransisa Njutona Suze postignuta rekordna cena za jedno indijsko umetničko delo. Za njegovu sliku Rađanje, iz 1955. godine, kupac je bio spreman da plati više od dva i po miliona američkih dolara. Izveštaj Džejsona Kafrija:

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A Christie's official said the sale of Francis Newton Souza's oil painting, Birth, had set a world auction record for the artist - and for any Indian modern art. Souza, who died in 2002, was born in Goa and lived in Britain and America. He painted his record-breaking picture in London in the mid-fifties. Christie's describe that time as the peak of Souza's career - and the auction house says that Birth is the best painting he produced in this period.

The picture was previously in a private collection in the United States. It shows a nude woman in labour, lying on her back with her eyes closed in concentration. Standing to her left is a man who bears a striking resemblance to the artist himself.

The Indian art critic, Madhu Jain, says Souza's work has always fetched high prices. She describes him as controversial and ahead of his time, and says he was one of India's most significant artists. Now Souza's portrayal of a woman about to give birth has become the most valuable modern painting by an Indian artist in the world.

Jason Caffrey, BBC

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set a world auction record for the artist
postignut je rekord na aukciji Suzinih slika u celom svetu

record-breaking picture
slika koja je oborila sve rekorde

the peak
najuspešniji period, vrhunac

in labour
tokom prođaja, u toku porođaja

in concentration
koncentrisan, fokusiran (na proces rađanja)

bears a striking resemblance to
veoma liči na, jako podseća na

fetched high prices
ostvarile visoke cene, dostigle astronomsku vrednost

controversial
kontroverzno, sporno

ahead of his time
ispred svog vremena, napredan, u nesaglasju sa savremenicima

portrayal
portret, nečiji lik iz perspektive umetnika, predstavljanje osobe u umetničkom delu