DEY, MUKUL
UNTITLED
Signed in English Bottom Right CornerImage size: 100.4 x 74.7 cm (39.5 x 29.4 inches)
Frame size: 112 x 86.5 cm (44 x 34 inches)
The work is a pencil sketch depicting the Hindu goddess Kali standing atop the prostrate figure of Lord Shiva. Kali, the fierce and powerful mother goddess, is portrayed with her traditional attributes: multiple arms, a garland of skulls, a protruding tongue, and a weapon in one hand. She stands on Shiva, who lies calmly beneath her, signifying her role as the ultimate power that even the mighty Shiva must submit to. The background includes a landscape of a cremation ground, with a skull and bones scattered around, reinforcing the theme of death and destruction associated with Kali.
Provenance : Collection of a Gentleman
About Artist
Mukul Chandra Dey (1895 - 1989)
Born in India in 1895 under the British Raj, Mukul Chandra Dey was a pioneer of drypoint etching during the time of the Indian independence movement and subsequent nation-building period. In his early years, he received his first artistic training…...Read More
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