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Gaganendranath Tagore
(1867 - 1938)

Untitled



Gaganendranath Tagore was a highly skilled watercolourist. The landscapes of rural Bengal and the Himalayas were among his favourite subjects.

The present lot was commissioned by Sir Rajendra and Lady Mookerjee as the cover of a greeting card for the New Year of 1929. Rajendra was a leading industrialist in Kolkata, and father-in-law to Ranu Mookerjee, who founded the Academy of Fine Arts in Kolkata in 1933. Lady Ranu, as she later...



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  Lot 19 of 75  

EVENING SALE | NEW DELHI, LIVE
10 SEPTEMBER 2015

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 7,20,000
$11,077

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Gaganendranath Tagore
Untitled

Signed with initials 'GT' (lower right)
1929
Watercolour on paper
3.5 x 6 in (8.9 x 15.2 cm)

NATIONAL ART TREASURE - NON-EXPORTABLE

PROVENANCE
The Estate of Lady Ranu Mookerjee, Calcutta
Private Collection, Mumbai

Category: Painting
Style: Landscape


 









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