Ganesh Pyne
The Bird, 1972
Pen and ink and wash on paper
17 x 20 cm
6 3/4 x 7 7/8 in
6 3/4 x 7 7/8 in
Signed and dated in Bengali lower right, the backboard inscribed with details of the work as well as those of Dr Sen Gupta and his collection stamp
Dr Achinto Sen Gupta (1932-2013) was born into a family originally from Dhaka, in what is now Bangladesh. He grew up in West Bengal and Ranchi in Bihar, and completed...
Dr Achinto Sen Gupta (1932-2013) was born into a family originally from Dhaka, in what is now Bangladesh. He grew up in West Bengal and Ranchi in Bihar, and completed his higher education in Germany. He worked as a food scientist with Unilever in Hamburg and later for Walter Rau in Osnabruck and Neuss. Throughout the 1970s and 80s he collected the work of contemporary Indian artists while visiting family in Ranchi and Calcutta. It would have been whilst on one of those trips that these three works were acquired.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist in October 1976 by Dr Achinto Sen Gupta (1932-2013), HamburgSotheby's, London, 17 June 1998, lot 130
Private collection, London, UK
Exhibitions
South Asian Modern Art 2021, Grosvenor Gallery, London, 4 - 26 June 2021, No. 24, illust. exh. cat. (unpaginated)
