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Jogen Chowdhury
(1939)

a) Girl with Red Lips b) Man with Protruding Tongue




Jogen Chowdhury is known for his ability to successfully marry traditional imagery with the zeitgeist of contemporary painting, in a skillful blend of an urbane self-awareness and a highly localized Bengali influence. His early works show an attention to figuration that carries through in his current pieces. In an interview, Chowdhury commented that, in his early works, "the space projected a simple iconic presence. A spatial sequence was...



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  Lot 37 of 85  

SUMMER ONLINE AUCTION
10-11 JUNE 2015

Estimate



Winning Bid
Rs 12,00,000
$19,048

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Jogen Chowdhury
a) Girl with Red Lips b) Man with Protruding Tongue

Signed and dated in English (verso)
2014
Pen and ink with mixed media on paper
8.5 x 7 in (21.5 x 17.7 cm) (each)

(Set of two)

PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist
Property of an important collector, New Delhi

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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