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Untitled (Haripada Haldar)
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CHITTAPROSAD BHATTACHARYA (1915-1978)
Untitled (Haripada Haldar)
signed, dated and titled 'Chittaprosad 23 June 44 Munshiganj' and inscribed in Bengali (lower left); further inscribed 'Haripada Haldar - Dysentry + malaria - in the Relief / Hospital - sister in the orphanage - / aunt (Pisi), widow and a destitute herself is the only one they / can "depend". The father was a small shopkeeper who died of malaria only a month ago. / 23 June 44 EHR. Munshiganj.' (on the reverse)
ink and pencil on paper
7 5⁄8 x 11 ¼ in. (19.4 x 28.6 cm.)
Executed in 1944
Untitled (Haripada Haldar)
signed, dated and titled 'Chittaprosad 23 June 44 Munshiganj' and inscribed in Bengali (lower left); further inscribed 'Haripada Haldar - Dysentry + malaria - in the Relief / Hospital - sister in the orphanage - / aunt (Pisi), widow and a destitute herself is the only one they / can "depend". The father was a small shopkeeper who died of malaria only a month ago. / 23 June 44 EHR. Munshiganj.' (on the reverse)
ink and pencil on paper
7 5⁄8 x 11 ¼ in. (19.4 x 28.6 cm.)
Executed in 1944
Provenance
Delhi Art Gallery, New Delhi
Acquired from the above, 2001
Acquired from the above, 2001
Brought to you by
Damian Vesey
International Specialist