Jogen Chowdhury
(1939)
After-noon
The present lot, created in 1957, is an early work by Jogen Chowdhury painted while he was studying at the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Calcutta. His training in academic realism at the institution formed the foundation of his nascent artistic development, though his eventual dissatisfaction with its limitations pushed him to establish his own distinctive style after graduation. The rural subject reflects memories of his early...
The present lot, created in 1957, is an early work by Jogen Chowdhury painted while he was studying at the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Calcutta. His training in academic realism at the institution formed the foundation of his nascent artistic development, though his eventual dissatisfaction with its limitations pushed him to establish his own distinctive style after graduation. The rural subject reflects memories of his early childhood in Eastern Bengal (present-day Bangladesh), before his family was displaced by the Partition of India in 1947. The artist has remarked, “...the special quality of those times and that environment, have remained an integral component of the nature and style of my paintings-as they shaped eventually. The bonds that were forged with the earth, water and nature at large in my rural existence have endured to shape my paintings and artistic creativity.” (Jogen Chowdhury, “About My Painting”, Jogen Chowdhury Enigmatic Visions: Works From the Glenbarra Art Museum, Japan: Glenbarra Art Museum, 2005, p. 21)
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Estimate
Rs 10,00,000 - 12,00,000
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Rs 10,80,000
ARTWORK DETAILS
Jogen Chowdhury After-noon
Signed in Bengali (lower right) and dated in Bengali (lower left); inscribed and dated 'Jogen Chowdhury/ "After-noon"/ 1957' (on the reverse)
PROVENANCE
EXHIBITEDJogen Chowdhury Retrospective 1955 - 2018 , Hyderabad: Kalakriti Art Gallery, 17 February - 20 March 2016Jogen Chowdhury: Shadow Lines: Tracing The Journey , Kolkata: Gallery Art Exposure, 2023, pp. 43, 207 (illustrated)
Category: Painting
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