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HAREN DAS (1921-1993)
Woman at the Well; Shell Girls
Details
HAREN DAS (1921-1993)
Woman at the Well; Shell Girls
signed and dated 'Haren Das .58', titled 'Woman at the well' and inscribed 'Wood cut.' (lower edge); signed and dated 'Haren Das 62.', titled '"Shell Girls"' and inscribed 'Etching' (lower edge)
woodcut on paper; etching on paper
8 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. (20.6 x 14.3 cm.) plate; 5 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (14.9 x 24.4 cm.) plate
Executed in 1958, 1962; two prints on paper
Woman at the Well; Shell Girls
signed and dated 'Haren Das .58', titled 'Woman at the well' and inscribed 'Wood cut.' (lower edge); signed and dated 'Haren Das 62.', titled '"Shell Girls"' and inscribed 'Etching' (lower edge)
woodcut on paper; etching on paper
8 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. (20.6 x 14.3 cm.) plate; 5 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (14.9 x 24.4 cm.) plate
Executed in 1958, 1962; two prints on paper
Provenance
Acquired from the artist's family, Kolkata, 2000 and 2008
Gifted by DAG to Columbia University Press
Gifted by DAG to Columbia University Press
Literature
Haren Das, The End of Toil, Prints (1945-1990), exhibition catalogue, New Delhi, 2008, p. 75, 80 (illustrated)
K. Singh ed., A Visual History of Indian Modern Art, Volume Three: Revivalism and Beyond, New Delhi, 2015, p. 434-35 (illustrated)
The Art of Bengal, exhibition catalogue, New Delhi, 2012, pp. 237, 263 (illustrated)
K. Singh ed., A Visual History of Indian Modern Art, Volume Three: Revivalism and Beyond, New Delhi, 2015, p. 434-35 (illustrated)
The Art of Bengal, exhibition catalogue, New Delhi, 2012, pp. 237, 263 (illustrated)
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