Jogen Chowdhury
(1939)
Reclining Woman
"We can never deny the validity of the human figure as an image because we can never deny the validity of our own existence... figuration itself is a fundamental expression, linked to the story of human life. As long as human civilisation endures, figurative art is bound to endure..." - JOGEN CHOWDHURY
"We can never deny the validity of the human figure as an image because we can never deny the validity of our own existence... figuration itself is a fundamental expression, linked to the story of human life. As long as human civilisation endures, figurative art is bound to endure..." - JOGEN CHOWDHURY
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12
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WINTER LIVE AUCTION
13 DECEMBER 2023
Estimate
Rs 35,00,000 - 45,00,000
$42,170 - 54,220
Winning Bid
Rs 36,00,000
$43,373
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
ARTWORK DETAILS
Jogen Chowdhury
Reclining Woman
Signed and dated in Bengali (lower centre), signed 'Jogen Chowdhury' (upper right) and dated '2007' (upper left)
2007
Pastel and charcoal on paper pasted on mount board
19.75 x 39.25 in (50 x 100 cm)
PROVENANCE Distinguished Private Collection, Kolkata Thence by descent Private Collection, Kolkata Acquired from the above
EXHIBITEDWays of Seeing: Women Artists | Women as Muse , New Delhi: DAG, 12 February - 7 March 2021Primitivism and Modern Indian Art (Second Edition) , New Delhi: DAG, 18 December 2021 – 24 April 2022 PUBLISHEDWays of Seeing: Women Artists | Women as Muse , New Delhi: DAG, 2021, p. 244 (illustrated)Primitivism and Modern Indian Art (Second Edition) , New Delhi: DAG, 2021, p. 256 (illustrated)
Category: Painting
Style: Figurative
ARTWORK SIZE:
Height of Figure: 6'