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Lalu Prasad Shaw
(1937)

Untitled (Babu - II)



"Art needn't be realistic - but it absolutely must be truthful."

Lalu Prasad Shaw was born in Bengal in 1937, and completed his education in fine arts at the Government College of Arts and Crafts in Kolkata.

Known widely for his highly stylized portraits of Bengali women and couples, Lalu Prasad Shaw’s works lay the most emphasis on his subject’s physical characteristics. Capturing the expressions of his subjects...



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  Lot 9 of 40  

OBJECTS AND SCULPTURES AUCTION
9-10 AUGUST 2023

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Winning Bid
Rs 6,00,000
$7,317

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Lalu Prasad Shaw
Untitled (Babu - II)

Signed and inscribed 'Lalu Shaw 4/5' (on the base)
Bronze
Height: 19.25 in (49 cm)
Width: 44.5 in (112.8 cm)
Depth: 20 in (50.5 cm)

Fourth from a limited edition of five

PROVENANCE
Private Collection, New Delhi

EXHIBITED
Babu & Bibi: Bronzes by Lalu Prasad Shaw, Chennai: Gallery Veda, 25 January – 18 February, 2019 (another from the edition)

PUBLISHED
Jyotirmoy Bhattacharya, Babu & Bibi: Bronzes by Lalu Prasad Shaw, Chennai: Gallery Veda, 2019, cover and pp. 26 – 27 (illustrated, another from the edition)

Category: Sculpture
Style: Figurative


 









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