Lot 235: HAREN DAS (1921-1993) Woman at the Well; Shell Girls woodcut on paper; etching on paper 8 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. (20.6 x 14.3 cm.) plate; 5 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (14.9 x 24.4 cm.) plate (2)

Name: HAREN DAS (1921-1993) Woman at the Well; Shell Girls woodcut on paper; etching on paper 8 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. (20.6 x 14.3 cm.) plate; 5 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (14.9 x 24.4 cm.) plate (2)
Brand: Christie's
SKU: 5a44970ad9

Est: $1,500 USD - $2,500 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USSeptember 11, 2019

Item Overview

Description

HAREN DAS (1921-1993)
Woman at the Well; Shell Girls
signed and dated 'Haren Das .58', titled 'Woman at the well' and inscribed 'Wood cut.' (lower edge); signed dated 'Haren Das 62.', titled '"Shell Girls"' and inscribed 'Etching' (lower edge)
woodcut on paper; etching on paper
8 1/8 x 5 5/8 in. (20.6 x 14.3 cm.) plate; 5 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (14.9 x 24.4 cm.) plate
Executed in 1958, 1962; two prints on paper

Artist or Maker

Harendra (Haren) Das

Provenance

Acquired from the artist's family, Kolkata, 2000 and 2008
Gifted by DAG to Columbia University Press

Auction Details

South Asian Modern + Contemporary Art

Christie's

September 11, 2019, 10:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, NY 10020, US

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