Jogen Chowdhury
(1939)
Pink Head
Chowdhury moved to New Delhi in 1972 to join as curator at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He made several drawings and works between 1970-1990, in pen and ink, pastel and brush, composed of zoomed in faces in his characteristically hatched lines such as the present lot 63. He was concerned with exploring the genre of drawing and its definitions, he did “these drawings in a fullness of joy. From a sense of loving to do it!” (Jogen Chowdhury, “On...
Chowdhury moved to New Delhi in 1972 to join as curator at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. He made several drawings and works between 1970-1990, in pen and ink, pastel and brush, composed of zoomed in faces in his characteristically hatched lines such as the present lot 63. He was concerned with exploring the genre of drawing and its definitions, he did “these drawings in a fullness of joy. From a sense of loving to do it!” (Jogen Chowdhury, “On Drawing,” Jogen Chowdhury: Enigmatic Visions, Himeji: Glenbarra Art Museum, 2005, p. 16) “Worked in ink and pastel, the stark profiles and hatched lines bring a certain tension to the figures, that summons up their total personalities… rarely has the human form been used in such a variety of positions, to depict a wide range of society.” (Sen, p. 41)
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EVENING SALE: MODERN ART
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Rs 15,00,000 - 18,00,000
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Jogen Chowdhury Pink Head
Signed and dated 'Jogen 74', signed and dated in Bengali (along the lower edge)
This work will be included in the forthcoming publication: Soumik Nandy Majumdar and Jesal Thacker eds., Jogen Chowdhury (1955-2023) , Kolkata: Gallery Art Exposure, November 2023.
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EXHIBITEDIn the Mind's Eye: Jogen Chowdhury's Drawings From Last Six Decades , Santiniketan: Nandan Museum at Kala Bhavana, Visva Bharati, 22 November - 3 December 2019Into the Half Light and Shadow Go I: Jogen Chowdhury , New Delhi: Bikaner House presented by Gallery Art Exposure, 9 March – 2 April 2023In the Mind's Eye: Jogen Chowdhury's Drawings From Last Six Decades , Santiniketan: Department of Painting, Kala Bhavana, Visva-Bharati, 2020, p. 9 (illustrated)Enduring Forms: Jogen Chowdhury , Kolkata: Gallery Art Exposure, 2022, p. 68 (illustrated)
Category: Painting
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