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Jogen Chowdhury
(1939)

Leader with Four Hands




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 34 of 55  

SPRING LIVE AUCTION
13 MARCH 2024

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Winning Bid
Rs 9,00,000
$10,976

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Jogen Chowdhury
Leader with Four Hands

Inscribed and dated 'Madras 4.11.70' (upper left), and signed in Bengali (upper right); inscribed '"Leader with four hands"' (on the reverse)
1970
Watercolour and pen and ink on paper
3.25 x 5 in (8.5 x 13 cm)

PROVENANCE
Pundole's, Mumbai, 11 April 2019, lot 94
Property of a Gentleman, Mumbai

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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