Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art

Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art

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Property from the Dartington Hall Trust

Mukul Dey

Six Portraits of Rabindranath Tagore; Portrait of Abanindranath Tagore

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October 24, 04:35 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 GBP

Lot Details

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Property from the Dartington Hall Trust

Mukul Dey

1895 - 1985

Six Portraits of Rabindranath Tagore; Portrait of Abanindranath Tagore


Etchings

Engraved in Bengali and titled ‘Rabindranath Tagore’ lower left and signed ‘Mukul Dey’ lower right

Engraved in Bengali centre left, signed ‘Mukul Dey’ lower right and titled ‘Rabindranath Tagore’ at lower edge

Engraved in Bengali centre left, titled 'Rabindranath Tagore' lower centre and signed ‘Mukul Dey’ lower right

Engraved in Bengali and signed ‘Mukul Dey’ lower right

Engraved ‘Mukul Dey / 29-10-16’ lower right and titled ‘Rabindranath Tagore in Chicago in 1916’ lower left and signed ‘Mukul Dey’ lower right

Engraved in Bengali and signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right, and titled and inscribed '"Dr Rabindra Nath Tagore’’ no 1. (Poet engraved own name / in Bengali) 30' along lower edge

Indistinctly dated and inscribed '25 29 [...] June' 37' upper left, titled ‘Abanindranath Tagore’ lower left and signed ‘Mukul Dey’ lower right  

Rabindranath Tagore (1) - Image: 15.6 x 11.9 cm. (6 ⅛ x 4 ⅝ in.); Folio: 32.9 x 19 cm. (12 ⅞ x 7 ½ in.)  

Rabindranath Tagore (2) - Image: 17.5 x 14 cm. (6 ⅞ x 5 ½ in.); Folio: 25.3 x 20.4 cm. (9 ⅞ x 8 in.)

Rabindranath Tagore (3) - Image: 17.1 x 14 cm. (6 ¾ x 5 ½ in.); Folio: 31 x 24.2 cm. (12 ¼ x 9 ½ in.)

Rabindranath Tagore (4) - Image: 17 x 13.8 cm. (6 ⅝ x 5 ⅜ in.); Folio: 31.4 x 18.8 cm. (12 ⅜ x 7 ¼ in.)

Rabindranath Tagore in Chicago in 1916 - Image: 17.8 x 12.3 cm. (7 x 4 ⅞ in.); Folio: 22.5 x 16.7 cm. (8 ⅞ x 6 ⅝ in.)  

Dr Rabindra Nath Tagore no.1 - Image: 36.3 x 23.6 cm. (14 ¼ x 9 ¼ in.); Folio: 47 x 28.6 cm. (18 ½ x 11 ¼ in.)

Abanindranath Tagore - Image: 25 x 20 cm. (9 ¾ x 7 ⅞ in.); Folio: 30.5 x 25.4 cm. (12 x 10 in.)

Acquired directly from the artist by Leonard Elmhirst of Dartington Hall circa 1960