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ATTRIBUTED TO HEMEN MAJUMDAR

Lot No. 29: Mazumdar, Hemen

PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN

  • Medium: Water color on Paper
  • Year: No Date but Circa 1930s
  • Size: 28.2 x 22.7 Inches
  • Place: India

Winning Bid : ₹1,18,800

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Estimate

1,00,000 - 1,50,000


Estimate US$

1200-1800

Ends at Sep 24, 2024 07:28 PM IST

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Mazumdar, Hemen

PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN

Image size - 56.5 x 45.5 cm (22.2 x 17.9 Inches)
Mount size - 71.8 x 57.9 cm (28.2 x 22.7 Inches)

Hemen Mazumdar is known for his paintings of women, whom he painted in diaphanous clothes. The figure of the woman is laden with nuanced eroticism. The painting shows partially dressed woman which is romanticize from the artists treatment of skin tone, texture of textiles and hair and subtly suggestive pose. Her forlorn stance endears the viewer to her melancholy.
The painting also shows Majumdars deft handling of watercolors to achieve an ethereal effect. At the same time, one cannot completely deny that Majumdar has kept the male gaze in mind. This painting exemplifies his mastery over the European academic style and successfully adapted it to his Indian subject matter, basically its combines elements of Western Classicism with Indian tradition.
Provenance : Distinguish Family Collection

About Artist

Hemendranath Mazumdar (1898 - 1948)

Hemendranath Mazumdar born in a landowning family in Bengal. Hemen Mazumdar changed the way women were depicted in Indian art. Early in his career, he was known for his portraits of Indian royalty and paintings of women, whom he painted in diaphanous…...Read More

Good Condition
Nickname Amount(Rs) Type Date & Time(IST)
1 anon0136 99000.00 Regular 24-09-2024 07:09:26 PM IST
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