Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Modern & Contemporary South Asian Art
Property from the Dartington Hall Trust
Six Portraits of Rabindranath Tagore; Portrait of Abanindranath Tagore
Auction Closed
October 24, 04:35 PM GMT
Estimate
7,000 - 10,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
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.)