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Lot No. 49: Baij, Ram Kinkar (1906-1980)

TRIBAL PEOPLE

  • Medium: Water color on Paper
  • Year: No Date but Circa 1940s
  • Size: 26.2 x 23.8 Inches
  • Place: India

Winning Bid : ₹ 1,20,000

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Estimate

 1,00,000 -  1,50,000


Estimate US$

1200-1800

Ends at Sep 24, 2024 07:48 PM IST

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Baij, Ram Kinkar (1906-1980)

TRIBAL PEOPLE

Signed by Artist in Bengali Bottom Right Corner

Image size -51.5 x 46.7 cm (20.2 x 18.3 Inches)
Mount size - 66.7 x 60.5 cm (26.2 x 23.8 Inches)

The work depicts resilience and hardship of 'Santhal' women in village. He integrated elements of Santhal Tribal art and life into his own work and enhanced them by an understanding of expressionism.

Baj has probably created this work in his early years of Shantiniketan. The works done in seminal style of the artist that gave importance to depicting life as he saw it rather than making their portraits look realistic. However, Baj's early works like this one greatly influenced by impressionism and cubism.

Artist has created a sense of energy and movement from these sculptural figures with angular detaling. The combination of two colours green and yellow applied by the artist in impressionist manner. This work is all about colours splash with brilliant effect, lines swirl in a cadence.
Provenance : Distinguish Family Collection

About Artist

Ramkinkar Baij (1906 - 1980)

Born in humble surroundings in Bankura in 1906, Ramkinkar Baij showed his skill as an illustrator and artist even in his early teens. The litterateur and editor Ramananda Chatterjee with his keen sense of judgement spotted him and entrusted him to…...Read More

Good Condition
Nickname Amount(Rs) Type Date & Time(IST)
1 anon0169 100000.00 Offline 25-09-2024 12:09:53 AM IST
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