Previously acquired by Mumbai-based collector from Pundole's auction titled 'Property from the Estate of the Late Dr. Jamshed J. Bhabha', 13th October 2011 (Lot 914)
Literary Reference
"It is significant that, although completely self-trained, he did not follow the contemporary fashion of sculpting in plaster and preparing a mold for the final bronze product but took to carving directly in wood, stone and marble. This brought him face to face with the essential nature of a sculptor..."
