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Prodosh Das Gupta
(1912 - 1991)
Woman with Basket




Prodosh Dasgupta was born in Dhaka (now in Bangladesh) in 1912. He trained in sculpture at the Royal Academy of Arts and LCC Central School, London, and the Ecole de Grand Chaumier, Paris, after completing his initial studies in sculpture at the Government School of Art and Craft, Chennai, and the Lucknow School of Arts and Crafts.

On his return to India in 1940, along with artists like Rathin Mitra, Nirode Mazumdar, Paritosh...



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  Lot 114 of 130  

SUMMER ONLINE AUCTION
26-27 JUNE 2024
Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 10,80,000
$13,012
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Prodosh Das Gupta
 Woman with Basket

 Inscribed, signed and dated '5/6 P. Das Gupta/ 1989' (on the reverse)
1989
Bronze
Height: 11.5 in (29.5 cm)
Width: 6.75 in (17 cm)
Depth: 9.75 in (25 cm)

Fifth from a limited edition of six
This sculpture is mounted on a detachable wooden base measuring 3 x 9 x 13.5 in (8 x 23 x 35 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired from the artist's family

EXHIBITED
Translating Modernity: Sculptures by Prodosh Das Gupta, New Delhi: Shridharani Gallery, 29 January - 6 February; New Delhi: Akar Prakar Contemporary, 28 February - 28 March 2020 (another from the edition)
Prodosh Das Gupta: Sculptures: Transcending Time, Online: Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 2022 (another from the edition)

PUBLISHED
Virendra Kumar Jain, Prodosh Das Gupta: Sculptures & Drawings, New Delhi: Kumar Gallery, 2008, p. 59 (illustrated, another from the edition)
Uma Nair, Translating Modernity: Sculptures by Prodosh Das Gupta, New Delhi: Akar Prakar, 2020, p. 39 (illustrated, another from the edition)
Prodosh Das Gupta: Sculptures: Transcending Time, New Delhi: Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 2022, p. 32 (illustrated, another from the edition)

Category: Sculpture
Style: Abstract


 









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