Mukul Dey

Siva Parvati in Cloud Land; Gopala milking the Cow; The Sacred Bodhi Tree

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October 24, 04:35 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

Lot Details

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Property from the Dartington Hall Trust

Mukul Dey

1895 - 1985

Siva Parvati in Cloud Land; Gopala milking the Cow; The Sacred Bodhi Tree

Etchings

Titled '"Siva Parvati in Cloud Land"' lower left, signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right and dated '15. March. 14. 1939' at lower edge

Titled '"Gopala Milking the Cow"' lower left, signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right and numbered '34' and indistinctly dated and inscribed at lower edge

Titled '"The Sacred Bodhi Tree"' lower left and signed 'Mukul Dey'

Siva Parvati in Cloud Land - Image: 40.4 x 30 cm. (15 ⅞ x 11 ¾ in.); Folio: 46.6 x 34.3 cm. (18 ⅜ x 13 ½ in.)

Gopala Milking the Cow - Image: 23 x 29 cm. (9 x 11 ⅜ in.); Folio: 27.7 x 32.8 cm. (10 ⅞ x 12 ⅞ in.)

The Sacred Bodhi Tree - Image: 37.6 x 20 cm. (14 ¾ x 7 ⅞ in.); Folio: 47.4 x 32.7 cm. (18 ⅝ x 12 ⅞ in.)

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

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)

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 ('The Sacred Bodhi Tree' illustrated p.14, others not illustrated, editions not listed)