GAGENENDRANATH TAGORE: THREE WATERCOLOUR SKETCHES,

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GAGENENDRANATH TAGORE: THREE WATERCOLOUR SKETCHES,
ON PAPER, ONE LOOKING DOWN THE SIDE OF A STEEP HILL DOTTED WITH SMALL HOUSES, ANOTHER SHOWING CHILDREN PLAYING OUTSIDE A HOUSE, THE THIRD OF FIGURES SITTING ON A ?BRIDGE, EACH INITIALED 'GT', INDIA, 20TH CENTURY, (NEGLIGIBLE SURFACE WEAR) - LARGEST 28.5 X 38.5CM.
SEE COLOUR PLATE 18 FOR ONE (3)

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THE AFFLUENT TAGORE FAMILY PLAYED AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE INDIAN MODERN ART MOVEMENT. GAGENDRANATH (1867-1938) WAS SELF-TAUGHT AND IS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS POLITICAL CARTOONS AND SOCIAL SATIRES; THESE GENTLE ATMOSPHEREIC SKETCHES BEING MORE UNUSUAL.

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