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MUKUL DEY | MK Gandhi, Sabarmati
Estimate
1,000 - 2,000 USD
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Description
- Mukul Dey
- MK Gandhi, Sabarmati
- Signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right and titled, inscribed and dated 'MK Gandhi / Sabarmati / 1928' lower left
- Ink and watercolor on paper
- 6 x 8 ⅜ in. (15.2 x 21.2 cm.)
- Executed in 1928
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist in Santiniketan in 1985
Condition
There is a diagonal crease in the lower half and a 1.5 cm tear along the center right edge, both visible only upon close inspection. Scattered spots of foxing in the work. The colors are brighter in reality than they appear in the catalogue illustration.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
In this artwork Gandhi is spinning the wheel at Sabarmati Ashram, but his hands are not shown. When asked about the missing hands, Mukul Dey is known to have said ‘... Gandhi was spinning the wheel so fast to gain the freedom of India that I could not see his hands.’