Lot 2
Shyamal Dutta Ray | Untitled
Date of Birth: 1934 - 2005
Medium: Pencil on paper
Size: 10.5 x 7.5 inches
Signed by: Signed 'Shyamal Dutta Ray' on lower centre
Provenance: Collection of a reputed art gallery, New Delhi
Estimate: ₹ 20,000 - ₹ 30,000
Description
Shyamal Dutta Ray began his career in the 1950s, first working in oil and later switching to watercolour on medical advice. Dutta Ray’s paintings speak of the juvenile ill-health and experience of Bengal famine. His paintings are also laden with satire and wit and are often subtly political. His works respond to reality with often a wilful distortion and communicate his preoccupation with the human condition.