LOT 42
PARITOSH SEN
B. Bangladesh, 1918 – 2008
Ratha Yatra, 1994
Signed and dated “Paritosh Sen 94” on lower right and verso
Exhibited in Artworld “Indian Contemporary Paintings” at Museum and Gallery, USM Penang and at the National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur in 1999
Acrylic on canvas
102 x 89 cm
Private Collection, Putrajaya
RM 20,000 – RM 35,000
Paritosh Sen was a painter, illustrator, tutor and writer, who was a part of the world of Indian art, for close to four decades. He was born in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh on Oct 18, 1919 and was a founding member of the Calcutta Group — an art movement established in 1942 which played an important role in ushering modernism into Indian art. Allured by the pages of the Bengali art journal, Prabasi, Sen ran away to Madras, to learn art. This particular artwork is entitled Ratha Yatra, and depicts two children celebrating the chariot festival, which is the meaning of the artwork’s title.