Benode Behari Mukherjee
Untitled (Symbols), circa 1970
Signed and numbered 10/14 along lower margin
Lithograph on paper
24 x 56.2 cm
9 1/2 x 22 1/8 in
9 1/2 x 22 1/8 in
In this work Mukherjee gives us a contemporary interpretation of elements of traditional Hindu iconography. We see a semi abstract composition with a black trident and snake with a green...
In this work Mukherjee gives us a contemporary interpretation of elements of traditional Hindu iconography. We see a semi abstract composition with a black trident and snake with a green eye and some Bengali script to the left of the design. The trident, snake and eye identify the Hindu god Shiva. To the right is a maroon rectangle enclosing a white ring and above it a star. The printing was done by Somnath Hore.
Provenance
Anthony Stokes, London;Grosvenor Gallery, London
Exhibitions
South Asian Art: 1820 - 2020, Asian Art in London, 22 -29 October 2020, Grosvenor Gallery, London, no. 28Publications
South Asian Art: 1820 - 2020, Asian Art in London, 22 -29 October 2020, Grosvenor Gallery, London, exhibition catalogue, pg. 48-49Courtesy of Demo Gallery
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