Lot#19 || Sankho Chaudhuri (1916 - 2006)
UNTITLED (Bird)
(Circa 1990s)
Bronze
12.00 x 4.00 x 3.00 in
Estimate ₹ 3,00,000 - ₹ 5,00,000
PROVENANCE
Originally acquired from the artist's family
Originally acquired from the artist's family
CATALOGUE NOTES
Born in 1916 in Bihar, Sankho Chaudhuri graduated from Santiniketan in 1939. At that time abstraction was a new style in sculpture and many sculptors leaned towards it. Chaudhuri’s works, although made of an austere material had a sense of malleability, softness and rhythm to them. His works often depicted the female form or wildlife. Sankho Chaudhuri works were significant as it was a response to the tradition western academic style that was taught to artists at the time.
The art work includes a certificate of authenticity from the artist.
Born in 1916 in Bihar, Sankho Chaudhuri graduated from Santiniketan in 1939. At that time abstraction was a new style in sculpture and many sculptors leaned towards it. Chaudhuri’s works, although made of an austere material had a sense of malleability, softness and rhythm to them. His works often depicted the female form or wildlife. Sankho Chaudhuri works were significant as it was a response to the tradition western academic style that was taught to artists at the time.
The art work includes a certificate of authenticity from the artist.