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Prodosh Das Gupta
(1912 - 1991)
Untitled



"This work was quite a different composition when I started it. The composition, as I finished the work when one more as I entered my studio I found the work dropped on the floor in a wrapped-up bundle. I felt rather sad at the sight. But when I opened the bundle I found my work reincarnated in a different form. The heavy pressure of the fall had done the trick and the ponderous and solid form of a fat woman emerged. Crevices in the waistline,...



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  Lot 88 of 150  

SUMMER ONLINE AUCTION
13-14 JUNE 2018
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Winning Bid
$11,700
Rs 7,72,200
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ARTWORK DETAILS

Prodosh Das Gupta
 Untitled

 Signed and dated 'A/c P Das Gupta/1954' (on the back of the figure)
1954
Bronze
Height: 13 in (33 cm)
Width: 8.25 in (21 cm)
Depth: 5 in (13 cm)

From a limited edition of five

PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist's family
Property of a Lady, Germany

EXHIBITED:
Prodosh Das Gupta: Celebrating 100 years of Eminent Modern Sculptor, organised by Kumar Gallery at New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, 2012 (another from the edition)

PUBLISHED:
Virendra Kumar Jain ed., Prodosh Das Gupta: Sculptures and Drawings, New Delhi: Kumar Gallery, 2008, p. 115 (illustrated, another from the edition)

Category: Sculpture
Style: Figurative


 









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