Mukul Chandra Dey

Property from a Private Collection, United Kingdom

Mukul Dey

1895 - 1989

Untitled (Set of 1 Drawing and 8 Etchings)

Pencil on paper; drypoint etchings on paper

Signed and dated 'mukul Dey. 1920' lower right; Initialled lower right and inscribed 'No 10/ A14699/ W No 95 A/ 6' lower left;

Engraved in Bengali centre left and signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right, inscribed '"Dr Rabindranath Tagore" / Original Drypoint by Mukul Dey.' on mount sleeve; Engraved 'A Einstein' in reverse lower centre and signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right; Signed 'Mukul Dey.' lower right and inscribed '"The Sacred Tree"/ Original Dry-point' lower border and further inscribed '10/ "The Sacred Tree"' on mount sleeve; Signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right and inscribed 'ORIGINAL DRY-POINT/ ON THE WAY TO AJANTA CAVES/ BY MUKUL DEY' on mount sleeve; Signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right and inscribed 'ORIGINAL DRY-POINT/ "THE BOY JESUS GIVES LIFE TO CLAY BIRDS"/ BY MUKUL DEY' on mount sleeve; Signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right and inscribed '23/ A40268/ Final State - 30 imps' along lower edge and inscribed '14/ "Sankuntala's Farewell" on mount sleeve; Signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right and inscribed '9/ "The Street Singers"/ 1st State only 2 imps' on mount board

14.2 x 8.8 cm. (5 ½ x 3 ½ in.); 22.4 x 32.4 cm. (8 ¾ x 12 ¾ in.); image: 15.2 x 10.5 cm.(6 x 4 1/4 in.) sheet: 31 x 19.5 cm. (12 1/4 x 7 5/8 in.); image: 17.2 x 14 cm. (6 ¾ x 5 ½ in.) sheet: 30.8 x 19 cm. (12 ⅛ x 7 ½ in.); image: 37.5 x 20 cm. (14 ¾ x 7 ⅞ in.) sheet: 50.5 x 29.4 cm. (19 ⅞ x 11 ½ in.); image: 12.4 x 17.2 cm. (4 ⅞ x 6 ¾ in.) sheet: 19.5 x 25.5 cm. (7 ¾ x 10 in.); image: 18.8 x 21 cm. (7 ⅜ x 8 ¼ in.) sheet: 26 x 27 cm. (10 ¼ x 10 ⅝ in.); image: 29 x 19.5 cm. (11 ⅜ x 7 ⅝ in.) sheet: 41.2 x 26.4 cm. (16 ¼ x 10 ⅜ in.); image: 21.2 x 14.7 cm. (8 ⅜ x 5 ¾ in.) sheet: 25.4 x 19.4 cm. (10 x 7 ⅝ in.)

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