Name: KRISHEN KHANNA (B. 1925)
Brand: The Sedge has Withered from the Lake
Price: 40000.00 USD
Availability: SoldOut

KRISHEN KHANNA (B. 1925)
The Sedge has Withered from the Lake
signed 'KKhanna' (lower left); further titled and inscribed 'THE SEDGE HAS WITHERED FROM THE LAKE / 48" x 30"' (on stretcher on the reverse)
oil on canvas
30 x 48 in. (76.2 x 121.9 cm.)
Painted circa early 1960s

The Collection of Mr Emile Dubrule, Florida
Christie's New York, 20 September 2006, lot 59
Acquired from the above by the present owner

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Lot Essay

Titled after a line from the first quatrain of John Keats' famous 1819 ballad, 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci', this early painting by Krishen Khanna reflects on the same notions of beauty and illusion as the poet did more than a century before. In this almost-abstract winter landscape, Khanna gives visual expression to the hauntingly romantic theme of the poem and the lovelorn 'knight at arms' that it addresses.