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Sankho Chaudhuri's versatility as a sculptor who had mastery over a range of mediums-wood, stone, bronze, welded metal, plasters, and stucco-prompted artist K G Subramanyan to call him "an indefatigable experimenter." In the present lot, the bronze sculpture's curved contours and internal cut-out are "space transformations... though many of his forms are very simple they bring to mind the 'bird' form. These are free interpretations of birds,... Sankho Chaudhuri's versatility as a sculptor who had mastery over a range of mediums-wood, stone, bronze, welded metal, plasters, and stucco-prompted artist K G Subramanyan to call him "an indefatigable experimenter." In the present lot, the bronze sculpture's curved contours and internal cut-out are "space transformations... though many of his forms are very simple they bring to mind the 'bird' form. These are free interpretations of birds, conveying a light, airy feeling. His forms whether casted in metal or worked in sheet-metal, enveloping space, express the essential spirit of things. They are volume creations-from material volume to virtual volume-and circumscribed mass imbued with a remarkable sense of rhythm. The negative volumes produced by openings perceived visually, although bodiless, are an outstanding plastic element in Sankho's works." (Pran Nath Mago, "Some Consequential Contemporary Artists of India," Contemporary Art in India: A Perspective, New Delhi: National Book Trust, India, 2001, p. 182)

"Sankho Chaudhuri has been an important figure in the art scene of India for over fifty years, during which time there has been a new efflorescence in modern Indian sculpture. And Sankho was, without doubt, one of the formative influences within it, on the strength of his contribution as a sculptor and teacher and his relentless advocacy for the promotion of sculpture on both public and private fora." (K G Subramanyan, "Sankho Chaudhuri, Circa 2005," Asia Art Archives, online)

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