Ganesh Pyne
(1937 - 2013)
The Smile
Ganesh Pyne’s works reflect a deep fascination with death and decay - a result of the experiences faced by him and his family during the communal riots in Bengal in 1946. “Pyne’s ‘signature’ style is shaped by his own experiences of solitude and alienation that he had lived through and aided by the pain and horror he had witnessed in the city of Calcutta during the sixties of the last century. What surfaced in his art however appear as...
Ganesh Pyne’s works reflect a deep fascination with death and decay - a result of the experiences faced by him and his family during the communal riots in Bengal in 1946. “Pyne’s ‘signature’ style is shaped by his own experiences of solitude and alienation that he had lived through and aided by the pain and horror he had witnessed in the city of Calcutta during the sixties of the last century. What surfaced in his art however appear as mysteriously enriched with moods of tenderness and calm serenity, rich with visual depth in which every single stroke appears charged with muted eloquence.” (Arun Ghose, Jottings as Paintings of Ganesh Pyne , Agra: Sanchit Art Gallery, 2014, p. 2)An Enchanted Space: The Private World of Ganesh Pyne , Kolkata: Centre of International Modern Art, 2005, p. 13)
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Rs 30,00,000 - 40,00,000
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Rs 36,00,000
ARTWORK DETAILS
Ganesh Pyne The Smile
Signed and dated in Bengali (lower right); bearing CIMA Gallery label (on the backing board)
PROVENANCE
EXHIBITEDTrends and Images , Calcutta: Centre of International Modern Art Gallery, 20 November - 12 December 1993Ganesh Pyne: A Pilgrim in the Dominion of Shadows , Mumbai: The Museum Gallery, 18 - 24 April 2005Trends and Images , Calcutta: Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), 1993 (illustrated)Ganesh Pyne: His Life and Times , Calcutta: Centre of International Modern Art (CIMA), 1998, p. 73 (illustrated)Ganesh Pyne: A Pilgrim in the Dominion of Shadows , Kolkata: Galerie 88, 2005, p. 107 (illustrated)Thirst of a Minstrel: The Life and Times of Ganesh Pyne , New Delhi: Rupa & Co., 2005, p. 53 (illustrated)
Category: Painting
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