ID 921540
Lot 560 | JAMINI ROY (1887-1972)
Estimate value
$ 6 000 – 8 000
Untitled (Dancing Ganesh)
signed in Bengali (lower right)
tempera on card
21 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. (55.6 x 40.3 cm.)
Provenance
The Collection of John Scott Everton
Thence by descent
Acquired from the above
John Scott Everton (1908-2003) was an ordained Baptist minister, college administrator, and executive of the Ford Foundation. He first visited India shortly after World War II as a representative of the American Friends Service Committee working on famine relief. He returned to India many times throughout his career which included positions in Burma, Turkey, Indonesia, and Taiwan. From 1961-1963 he served as the United States Ambassador to Burma (Myanmar).
Literature
South Asian Modern Art, exhibition catalogue, London, 2020, p. 17 (illustrated)
Exhibited
London, Grosvenor Gallery, South Asian Modern Art, 23 July - 14 August, 2020
| Artist: | Jamini Roy (1887 - 1972) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | India |
| Artist: | Jamini Roy (1887 - 1972) |
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| Art style: | Modern art |
| Place of origin: | India |
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