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Lot 116
Jogen Chowdhury
(1939)

In Search of a Dream



'There is a pervasive sensuality in Jogen's work, eroticism breathing from every pore, not loudly like a thumping heart but softly as relaxed breadth. It awakens our senses of touch and sight and brings them together as only intimate encounters with the world do.

The image of a slender hand resting on a table, drawn with much tenderness and care; a snake skirting it, sliding like a thin stream of soap suds; and above them, a white...



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  Lot 116 of 200  

AUCTION DECEMBER 2005
6-8 DECEMBER 2005

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Winning Bid
Rs 82,62,102
$187,776

(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)


ARTWORK DETAILS

Jogen Chowdhury
In Search of a Dream

Signed and dated in English and Bengali (lower right)
1976
Mixed media on paper pasted on board
20.5 x 20.5 in (52.1 x 52.1 cm)

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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