Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Property from a Private Collection, United Kingdom
Abanindranath Tagore
A Moonlight Music Party
Auction Closed
March 16, 05:25 PM GMT
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private Collection, United Kingdom
Abanindranath Tagore
1871 - 1951
A Moonlight Music Party
Woodcut (chromoxylograph) printed in color
Signed 'A. Tagore' lower right. Further bearing label on reverse 'A MOONLIGHT MUSIC PARTY / After the original by Abanindro Nath Tagore in the possession of / Mr. N. Blount.'
6 ¾ x 9 ¼ in. (17.1 x 23.4 cm.)
Unframed
Private Collection, London
Acquired from the above by a private dealer, Lincolnshire (UK), 1980s
Acquired from the above, January 2018
Acquired from the above by a private dealer, Lincolnshire (UK), 1980s
Acquired from the above, January 2018
A noted figure of the Bengali Renaissance and founder of the Bengal School of Art, Abanindranath Tagore is credited with establishing the earliest brand of 'Indian Modernism'. In the current lot, a group of seated figures listen to a sitar player under the glow of moonlight. Another edition of A Moonlight Music Party is housed in the collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London (Accession number: IS.300-1951).