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Somnath Hore
(1921 - 2006)



Somnath Hore was born in a village called Barama in Chittagong in present day Bangladesh in 1921. While he was still very young, he started making posters for the Communist party. It was with the help of the leader of this party that he was admitted into the Government College of Art & Craft.

Between the years 1954 to 1967, Hore handled a number of jobs in various capacities. From 1954 to 1958 he was a lecturer at the Indian College...



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  Lot 85 of 140  

WINTER ONLINE AUCTION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART AND COLLECTIBLES
9-10 DECEMBER 2020
Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 1,59,420
$2,184
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Somnath Hore

a) Untitled
Initialled and dated 'S/ 6.11.89' (upper right)
1989
Pen and ink on paper
7.75 x 6 in (19.7 x 15.2 cm)

b) Untitled
Initialled and dated 'S/ 5.9.89' (upper right)
1989
Pen and ink on paper
7.75 x 6 in (19.4 x 15.2 cm)

c) Untitled
Initialled and dated 'S/ 4.9.89' (lower right)
1989
Pen and ink on paper
7.75 x 6 in (19.5 x 15.2 cm)

(Set of three)

PROVENANCE
Seagull Foundation for the Arts, Kolkata
Saffronart, 25-26 March 2013, lot 56 a), b), e) (Set of five)

EXHIBITED
Somnath Hore: Hunger, Kolkata: Seagull Foundation for the Arts, 2013

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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