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Shyamal Dutta Ray
(1934 - 2005)

The Leader



"The imagery in my paintings comes mostly from my personal experiences. It is the visual world and its influences on me, that I try to reveal on my canvas."

Shyamal Dutta Ray's body of work constitutes a major turning point in the history of the Bengal school of art. Ray is credited with adding depth and intensity to the medium of watercolours, at a time when the Bengal school of Art traditionally used light and watery colours....



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  Lot 51 of 100  

SPRING ONLINE AUCTION: SOUTH ASIAN MODERN ART
16-17 MARCH 2023

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Winning Bid
Rs 58,20,000
$70,976

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Shyamal Dutta Ray
The Leader

Signed indistinctly and dated '72' (lower right); inscribed and dated 'THE LEADER' (72)/ SHYAMAL DUTTA RAY' (on the reverse)
1972
Oil on canvas
48 x 48 in (121.9 x 121.9 cm)

PROVENANCE
Acquired directly from the artist
Private Collection, Kolkata
Acquired from the above

EXHIBITED
Shyamal Dutta Ray, Kolkata: Gallery Sanskriti, 19 May - 13 June 2006

PUBLISHED
Shyamal Dutta Ray, Kolkata: Gallery Sanskriti, 2006, p. 21 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Abstract


 








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