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Ganesh Pyne
(1937 - 2013)

Untitled (Sketchbook)



“Art is a long, unending dialogue with oneself.”
- GANESH PYNE

Having enrolled at the Government Art College, Calcutta, in 1954, Ganesh Pyne joined the rich artistic community that had emerged in Bengal at the time with artists such as Nandalal Bose, Chittaprosad, Somnath Hore, Abanindranath Tagore, Rabindranath Tagore, Chintamoni Kar, then principal of the Art College, and Deb Kumar Roy Chowdhury. He recalled, “The college had...



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  Lot 15 of 77  

EVENING SALE
14 SEPTEMBER 2024

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Winning Bid
Rs 2,40,00,000
$289,157

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Ganesh Pyne
Untitled (Sketchbook)

a) Signed and dated in Bengali (lower right); inscribed 'Ganesh Pyne/ Govt College of Art and Craft./ Calcutta./ Roll no 5./ 5th year Fine Art class./ 1958-59' (on the reverse)
b), k), l), m) Signed and dated in Bengali (lower left)
c), d), e), f), i), n), o), p) Signed and dated in Bengali (lower right)
g) Signed and dated in Bengali (upper left)
h) Signed and dated in Bengali (upper right)
j) Signed and dated in Bengali (lower centre)
1959
Mixed media on paper pasted on paper
a) - o) 7 x 10.5 in (18 x 27 cm)
p) 9.25 x 3.75 in (23.5 x 9.5 cm)

The present lot is a sketchbook by Ganesh Pyne measuring 10 x 14.25 in (25.5 x 36.5 cm) that features sixteen artworks as detailed above

PROVENANCE
Acquired from the artist's family

Category: Drawing
Style: Landscape


 









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