Lot 217: Mukul Dey (1895 - 1989)

Threshing Floor; Siva Ratri Puja in the Darkest Night; Durga Signed and dated 'Mukul Dey 1974' lower right and inscribed 'Threshing Floor' lower left and further inscribed in Bengali lower middle; signed 'Mukul Chandra Dey' lower right and inscribed 'Siva Ratri Puja in the darkest night' lower left and inscribed 'Siva Ratri' on reverse; signed 'Mukul Dey' lower right and inscribed '37 Ma Durga' lower left Dry point etchings 9 1/8 x 121/2 in. (23.3 x 31.7 cm.); 16 3/8 x 101/4 in. (41.6 x 26.1 cm.); 10 1/8 x 71/2 in. (25.5 x 19.1 cm.) (3) NOTES See illustration for one of three works.