Somnath Hore (b. 1920)
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Somnath Hore (b. 1920)

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Somnath Hore (b. 1920)
Untitled
Bronze
9¾ in. (24.8 cm.) high
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Lot Essay

'The armatures, air vents and escape pipes of the molten metal are arranged in such a manner as they form the skeletal structures of the figures with the bones, veins and all that. The sheets of thin metal over the torso and the head of the figure is, at the same time, like a skin covering the bones with no flesh intervening and a bandage covering the wounds. The ends of the metal sheets join in such a manner as it suggests a slashed-open skin or skins with marks or surgical operation or skins showing naked bones. They are like living apparitions from scenes of destruction walking down the corridors of a hospital after being attended to.' (Pranabranjan Ray, Hore, New Delhi, p.8-9.)

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