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Lot 6
S Dhanapal
(1919 - 2000)

Mother and Child




Born in Chennai in 1919, S. Dhanapal initially trained in painting at the Government College of Art and Crafts there. In 1941, he joined the institution as a faculty member, and in 1957, he was appointed the Head of its sculpture department. Dhanapal was an influential painter and sculptor in post-Independence India. His sculptures, in particular, served as a visual bridge between traditional Eastern and the modern, ever changing Western...



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  Lot 6 of 45  

SCULPTED: 24 HOUR AUCTION
24-25 AUGUST 2011

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ARTWORK DETAILS

S Dhanapal
Mother and Child

1957
Bronze
18.5 x 13 in (47 x 33 cm)


EXHIBITED:
Aspects of Modern and Contemporary Indian Sculpture, Saffronart, Mumbai, 2007

PUBLISHED:
Towards a New Art History: Studies in Indian Art, eds. Deeptha Achar, Parul Dave Mukherji, Shivaji K Panikkar, D.K. Printworld Pvt. Ltd., 2003

Category: Sculpture
Style: Figurative


 









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