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Bikash Bhattacharjee
(1940 - 2006)

Untitled



Executed in 1994, this work is from a series of paintings with a common theme, where the marginalised are elevated to dignity through the presence of a symbolically powerful crown. Manasij Majumder, the artist's biographer, elaborates on their significance: "In 1994 Bikash exhibited a suite of oils titled King, comprising portraits of imaginary characters, young and old, each looking the earliest native of the earth, nature's direct offspring....



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  Lot 89 of 100  

SUMMER ONLINE AUCTION
18-19 JUNE 2014

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Winning Bid
Rs 26,46,504
$44,856

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Bikash Bhattacharjee
Untitled

Signed and dated in English (lower left)
1994
Oil on canvas
45.5 x 45.5 in (115.6 x 115.6 cm)

Provenance:
An Important Mumbai Collection

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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