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Bhabesh C Sanyal was a painter and sculptor, and a teacher to prominent Indian Modernists, including Satish Gujral and Krishen Khanna. He was born in Assam and studied in Bengal, moving to Lahore in 1929 where he set up the Lahore College of Art in 1937. Although he did not subscribe to any specific school of art, "Sanyal has a strong affection towards the Bengal School of art... His art is like his personality, simple, serene and clear." (Manu... Bhabesh C Sanyal was a painter and sculptor, and a teacher to prominent Indian Modernists, including Satish Gujral and Krishen Khanna. He was born in Assam and studied in Bengal, moving to Lahore in 1929 where he set up the Lahore College of Art in 1937. Although he did not subscribe to any specific school of art, "Sanyal has a strong affection towards the Bengal School of art... His art is like his personality, simple, serene and clear." (Manu Parekh, saffronart.com online)

Much of Sanyal's oeuvre was influenced by the violence he witnessed growing up, as well as during the Partition of India, following which he migrated to Delhi from Lahore. Sanyal frequently painted human struggles and economic hardships, but was also known for his naturalistic rural scenes and landscapes, such as the present lot depicting a sombre mountainous terrain masterfully rendered in shades of grey. Sanyal co-founded the Delhi Shilpi Chakra, and participated in the Venice Biennale (1953) and the Sao Paolo Biennale (1961). In his later years, he spent much of his time in the Kangra Valley in Himachal Pradesh, setting up an artists' society in Andretta.

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