Mukul Dey

The Little Boat; On the River Hooghly; Drawing the Net on Karatoa River

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October 24, 04:35 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Dartington Hall Trust

Mukul Dey

1895 - 1985

The Little Boat; On the River Hooghly; Drawing the Net on Karatoa River

Etchings

Titled 'The little Boat' lower left and signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right

Titled ''On the River Hooghly'' lower left and signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right

Titled 'Drawing the Net on Karatoa River' lower left and signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right

The Little Boat - Image: 7.3 x 17.2 cm. (2 ⅞ x 6 ¾ in.); Folio: 11.9 x 26 cm. (4 ¾ x 10 ¼ in.)

On the River Hooghly - Image: 19.8 x 34.8 cm. (7 ¾ x 13 ⅝ in.); Folio: 30.6 x 42 cm. (12 x 16 ½ in.)

Drawing the Net on Karatoa River - Image: 21.1 x 30.8 cm. (8 ¼ x 12 ⅛ in.); Folio: 33.3 x 40.3 cm. (13 ⅛ x 15 ⅞ in.)

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

On the River Hooghly & Drawing the Net on Karatoa River - London, Exhibition of Original Paintings, Drypoints, Drawings, and Copies of Famous Indian and Ceylonese Frescoes by Mukul Dey, Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, 8 - 31 January 1960 (editions not listed)

On the River Hooghly & Drawing the Net on Karatoa River - Exhibition of Original Paintings, Drypoints, Drawings, and Copies of Famous Indian and Ceylonese Frescoes by Mukul Dey, Commonwealth Institute Art Gallery, London, 1960, exhibition listing ('Drawing the Net' illustrated p. 12, 'On the River Hooghly' not illustrated, editions not listed)