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Bikash Bhattacharjee
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Bikash Bhattacharjee
- --- In Winter
- Signed and dated 'Bikash '79' lower right and further inscribed ' --- IN WINTER" / ARTIST :- BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE / ADDRESS: 2D NABO KUMAR RAHA LANE / CALCUTTA - 700004 / INDIA' on reverse
- Oil on canvas
- 122 by 122 cm. (48 by 48 in.)
- Painted in 1979
Provenance
Acquired from Gallery Chemould, November 1980
Exhibited
Bombay, Gallery Chemould, Bikash Bhattacharjee, November 1980
Literature
Bikash Bhattacharjee, Gallery Chemould, Bombay, 1980, unpaginated
Condition
This painting is framed and in good condition, as viewed.
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"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This rather stark and poignant scene of an elderly couple wrapped up and seated on a park bench is typical of the artist's masterful surrealist treatment of his subjects. Here the figures are placed against a verdant background that contrasts the summer setting with the creeping winter of the subjects lives. The aged man is wearing sunglasses, masking both the winter sun and his deteriorating sight. He leans on the woman for support, she looks out at the viewer with an assertive and direct gaze. They represent a past era, their lives have been witness to a myriad of political and economic events. All they have left are each other. Bhattacharjee's wife has said that this work is from a series of paintings done over a period of time where his subjects, like the couple, have turned into lifeless stone figurines after following the same routine every day of their lives.