Chittaprosad Bhattacharya

Untitled

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March 16, 05:25 PM GMT

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2,000 - 3,000 USD

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Property from a Private Collection, India

Chittaprosad Bhattacharya

1915 - 1978

Untitled

Brush and ink on paper

8 ½ x 11 ⅛ in. (21.6 x 28.2 cm.)

Framed: 16 ½ x 18 ½ in. (41.9 x 47 cm.)

Acquired from Delhi Art Gallery, Mumbai, 5 September 2014

K. Singh, Chittaprosad: A Retrospective 1915 – 1978, Vol. II, Delhi Art Gallery, July - August 2011, illustration p. 427

Mumbai, Delhi Art Gallery, Chittaprosad, A Retrospective, 1915-1978, 14 July – 12 August 2014

Born in Naihati in 1915, Chittaprosad Bhattacharya was a pioneering figure in the development of socio-political popular art in India. He was famed for his political and satirical artistic commentary on colonialism, poverty, and the misuse of power that afflicted Bengal and wider India in the mid-twentieth century. He favored pen and ink, watercolor and print-making as his principal mediums, and his works are marked by their typical monochromatic palette and commanding yet flowing line. The present work, executed in brush and ink, powerfully showcases Bhattacharya’s assured artistic style.