PROVENANCE
Estate of Gobardhan Ash
Estate of Gobardhan Ash
CATALOGUE NOTES
100% proceeds to Charity. Welfare For Stray Dogs & Give India. Gobardhan Ash stripped bare the stark and uninhibited truth of the famine that hit Bengal in 1943 through scanty washes of earthy brown tones, reflecting endless human misery. Ash's famine series differed from his contemporaries. He used to paint in colour (oil and water), while artists such as Zainul Abedin and Chittaprosad Bhattacharya preferred black and white, or graphics medium. MEAUSUREMENTS - F1: 5 x 8.5 (pencil drawing) F2: 10 x 7. F3: 5.75 x 9.75. F4: 5 x 7. F5, F6 and F7: 4.13 X 2.56 inch (pencil work)
100% proceeds to Charity. Welfare For Stray Dogs & Give India. Gobardhan Ash stripped bare the stark and uninhibited truth of the famine that hit Bengal in 1943 through scanty washes of earthy brown tones, reflecting endless human misery. Ash's famine series differed from his contemporaries. He used to paint in colour (oil and water), while artists such as Zainul Abedin and Chittaprosad Bhattacharya preferred black and white, or graphics medium. MEAUSUREMENTS - F1: 5 x 8.5 (pencil drawing) F2: 10 x 7. F3: 5.75 x 9.75. F4: 5 x 7. F5, F6 and F7: 4.13 X 2.56 inch (pencil work)
