Dasgupta, Prodosh (Artist). Pounding Corn, 1949 | Sculpture
Estimates
₹1,000,000 - 1,500,000
$12,050 - 18,075Winning Bid
₹1,560,000
$18,795Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate
1.56
Prodosh Dasgupta | 1912 – 21 Jul 1991
Title
Pounding Corn
Medium
Bronze; Edition 3/9
Date
1949
Size
10.83 x 13.19 in (27.50 x 33.50 cm)
Lot Number
172
Auction House
Saffronart
Venue / Location
Online
Date of Auction
14 December 2023
Type of Auction
Online
Provenance
Acquired from the artist's family Private Collection, New Delhi
Literary Reference
"In the formal treatment of the sculpture, I have tried to maintain the fullness of the feminine form in its fluidity and rotundity. Form has been simplified to its extreme limit of cylinders and spheres, yet without dragging it to drab formalism. The composition has been tied down to a motif of undu..."
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2_FineArts
6_EconomicsArt
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Source
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