ZARINA HASHMI (B. 1937)

The House at Aligarh

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ZARINA HASHMI (B. 1937)
The House at Aligarh
each signed, dated and editioned 'Zarina - 90'; 14/16, inscribed 'At night I go to the house at Aligarh'; 'Ami waits for the motia blossom'; 'Saeeda brings her children'; 'Aslam tells a story'; 'Rani asks me to sing a song'; 'Abba comes in to look at us'; 'At night we all come to the house at Aligarh' (on the reverse)
etching on paper
8 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (44.5 x 37.15 cm.)sheet (each); 17½ x 14 5/8 in. (44.5 x 37.15 cm.) plate
Executed in 1990
Portfolio of seven etchings and text (7)

Literature

Bodhi Art, Zarina: Weaving Memory, 1990-2006, Mumbai, 2007 (illustrated, unpaginated)

Exhibited

Mumbai, Bodhi Art, Zarina: Weaving Memory, 1990-2006, 2007

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Lot Essay

Zarina Hashmi is a print-maker and mixed media artist. She is one of five artists featured at the Venice Biennale Pavilion of India, June - November 2011. Born in Aligarh, this work is based on memories of her family home in India.

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