Tagore, Gaganendranath (Artist). Untitled, mid 1920s | Painting
Estimates
₹1,200,000 - 1,800,000
$15,000 - 22,500
Winning Bid
₹1,904,000
$23,800
Artwork Square Inch Rate (S.I.R)
12444.44
Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate
1.59
Gaganendranath Tagore | 18 Sep 1867 – 14 Feb 1938 | National Art Treasure
ArtistGaganendranath Tagore
TitleUntitled
MediumWatercolour on Paper
Datemid 1920s
Size10.20 x 15.00 in (25.91 x 38.10 cm)
Lot Number2
Auction HouseDeRivaz & Ives
Venue / LocationOnline
Date of Auction27 August 2022
Type of AuctionOnline
Literary Reference
"In the brief seven years (1922 to 1929) that Gaganendranath was engaged in his modernist excursions, he created a fairytale world with the ‘language’ of Cubism, but without ever spelling out the actual tales themselves. On the surface, his watercolours purported to tell stories, but the stories them..."
Research Categories
Source