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Lot 10
Haren Das | Solitary Guard, 1948

Date of Birth: 1921 - 1993

Medium: Woodcut

Size: 7 x 4.5 inches, 17.8 x 11.4

Signed by: Signed and Dated 'Haren Das 1948' on lower right

Provenance: Collection of a reputed art gallery, New Delhi

Estimate: ₹ 1,00,000 - ₹ 2,00,000

Description

Haren Das:

Born as Harendra Narayan Das on 1st February, 1921, Dinajpur Bengal. Das followed a tradition of wood engraving that developed in the bazaars of north Calcutta in the mid-19th century. Haren Das has given his life in printmaking. His prolific makings portrayed the everyday life of rural Bengal.