Dasgupta, Prodosh (Artist). Pounding Corn, 1949 | Sculpture | 00357724
Estimates
₹1,000,000 - 1,500,000
$12,050 - 18,075
Winning Bid
₹1,560,000
$18,795
Lot Ratio | Hammer Price / Lower Estimate
1.56
Prodosh Dasgupta | 1912 – 21 Jul 1991
ArtistProdosh Dasgupta
TitlePounding Corn
MediumBronze; Edition 3/9
Date1949
Size10.83 x 13.19 in (27.50 x 33.50 cm)
Lot Number172
Auction HouseSaffronart
Venue / LocationOnline
Date of Auction14 December 2023
Type of AuctionOnline
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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