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PROPERTY FROM THE DIMOCK FAMILY COLLECTION
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Ganesh Janani)
Details
JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Untitled (Ganesh Janani)
signed in Bengali (lower right)
gouache on woven bamboo mat with linen border
21½ x 13½ in. (54.6 x 34.3 cm.)
Untitled (Ganesh Janani)
signed in Bengali (lower right)
gouache on woven bamboo mat with linen border
21½ x 13½ in. (54.6 x 34.3 cm.)
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Dr. Edward C. Dimock, Jr.
Thence by descent
This painting was a gift of the artist to Dr. Dimock who was an influential scholar of Indian languages, the first to teach Bengali literature in the U.S., and professor emeritus of the University of Chicago who was awarded the Desikottama, honorary doctor of letters in 1992. Dr. Dimock first travelled to Calcutta in 1955 and this painting was presented to him at this time.
Thence by descent
This painting was a gift of the artist to Dr. Dimock who was an influential scholar of Indian languages, the first to teach Bengali literature in the U.S., and professor emeritus of the University of Chicago who was awarded the Desikottama, honorary doctor of letters in 1992. Dr. Dimock first travelled to Calcutta in 1955 and this painting was presented to him at this time.
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