GANESH PYNE (b. India 1937)

Mask Dancer

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GANESH PYNE (b. India 1937)
Mask Dancer
signed in Bengali and dated '2000' (lower left) and signed and dated 'Ganesh Pyne 2000' on a label on the reverse
pen, ink and charcoal on paper
22 x 20 in. (55.9 x 50.8 cm.)

Lot Essay

The inspiration for this drawing are the Chau dancers who give regular performances in the villages in Purulia. The male dancer in the work is wearing a mask of the goddess Durga. Durga as the slayer of the Buffalo Demon combines concepts of godhead with one of Pyne's most enduring characters the warrior.

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