Ash, Gobardhan (Artist). Bengal Famine, 1943 | Painting | 00375372
Estimates
₹100,000 - 150,000
$2,058 - 3,086
Winning Bid
₹115,500
$2,377
Artwork Square Inch Rate (S.I.R)
1632.26
Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate
1.16
Gobardhan Ash
ArtistGobardhan Ash
TitleBengal Famine
MediumWatercolour on paper
Date1943
Size8.90 x 7.95 in (22.60 x 20.20 cm)
Lot Number103
Auction HouseOsian's
Venue / LocationMumbai
Date of Auction14 August 2002
Type of AuctionOffline
Literary Reference
" These water-colour paintings in brown hues sprang from the desire to strip bare the distressing and callous reality of the life around him. Bereft of fetish or romanticism, the paintings were stark, direct and uninhibited. "Sovom Som, rpt. in AHJ #3 1983-4, p25. rpt. in OS.Mum/14.08.02, Lot 103
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