JAMINI ROY | UNTITLED (GANESH); UNTITLED (KINGDOM OF CARDS)

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September 16, 07:09 PM GMT

Estimate

4,000 - 6,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF RANU AND NILADRI CHAKI

JAMINI ROY

1887 - 1972

UNTITLED (GANESH); UNTITLED (KINGDOM OF CARDS)

Ink on paper laid on card. Unsigned; Signed in Bengali lower right

5 ⅞ x 3 ⅝ in. (15 x 9 cm.); 4 ⅞ x 3 ⅞ in. (11.9 x 9.8 cm.)

Framed: One piece- 10 ⅞ x 14 ½ in. (27.9 x 37 cm.)

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Acquired from the artist's family in 1972

These are unusual sketches. Jamini Roy painted Ganesh in many forms but in general sketches of Ganesh are rare. The Kingdom of cards is inspired by Rabindranath Tagore's epic dance drama, Tasher Desh, written in 1933. It was loosely based on Alice in Wonderland which went on to become a political commentary on the stifling of freedom.