Sayed Haider Raza
Sentier, 1966
Oil on canvas
73 x 60 cm
28 3/4 x 23 5/8 in
28 3/4 x 23 5/8 in
Signed and dated 'RAZA 66' lower right; further signed, titled, dated and inscribed 'P_659/ 20 F' on the reverse, also bearing a label for the Maison de la culture du Havre
Further images
Sentier (Path) was purchased in the early 1970s by Madame Vaillant from the Maison de la Culture du Havre in 1972. She was the daughter of René Boudet, a French...
Sentier (Path) was purchased in the early 1970s by Madame Vaillant from the Maison de la Culture du Havre in 1972. She was the daughter of René Boudet, a French industrialist in the gas industry, who had a large collection of paintings by Raza, several of which were included in the Centre Pompidou exhibition in 2023.
The Maison de la Culture du Havre was an important institution in France. Established in the coastal town of Le Havre in 1961, it played host to important exhibitions throughout the 1960s.
The enigmatic title of the painting was referenced several times throughout Raza's career and can mean a path in a literal as well as metaphorical sense.
The Maison de la Culture du Havre was an important institution in France. Established in the coastal town of Le Havre in 1961, it played host to important exhibitions throughout the 1960s.
The enigmatic title of the painting was referenced several times throughout Raza's career and can mean a path in a literal as well as metaphorical sense.
Provenance
Galerie Lara Vincy, Paris;Collection of Madame Vaillant, Paris, (acquired from the Maison de la Culture du Havre in 1972);
Thence by descent
Exhibitions
Maison de la Culture du Havre, Le Havre, Unknown exhibition, circa 1972Grosvenor Gallery, London, South Asian Modern Art 2024, 13 June – 5 July 2024, no. 32, illustrated in exhibition catalogue pg. 87
