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Ganesh Pyne
(1937 - 2013)

Sleep



“I become whole when I paint.” - GANESH PYNE

A master draughtsman and painter, Ganesh Pyne’s canvases are telling of his experiences of solitude and pain. However, within the ethos of his works is a sense of tenderness and serenity. Pyne’s deep fascination with decay and death serves as a preamble for his deception of the circle of life, with the artist drawing inspiration from literature, Puranic mythology and folklore. “Pyne’s...



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  Lot 73 of 102  

SUMMER ONLINE AUCTION: MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY SOUTH ASIAN ART
28-29 JUNE 2023

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ARTWORK DETAILS

Ganesh Pyne
Sleep

Signed and dated in Bengali (lower right); bearing CIMA Gallery label (partially visible, on the backing board)
2005
Tempera on canvas
21.5 x 24.5 in (54.7 x 62 cm)

PROVENANCE
CIMA Centre of International Modern Art, Kolkata
Property of a Distinguished Gentleman, New Delhi

EXHIBITED
An Enchanted Space: The Private World of Ganesh Pyne, Kolkata: CIMA Gallery, 6 January - 4 February 2006

PUBLISHED
Sovon Som, An Enchanted Space: The Private World of Ganesh Pyne, Kolkata: CIMA Gallery Pvt Ltd, 2006, p. 49 (illustrated)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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