Description:
Arup Das (Indian, 1927-2004)
They Belong to Village
Signed and dated "Arup Das. 1963" u.l., identified on a label from Artists' Gallery, New Delhi, India.
Oil on canvas, 30 x 36 1/4 in. (76.5 x 91.5 cm),framed.
Condition: Scattered areas with drying cracks, stray horizontal line of paint c.r. which does not appear to be an abrasion, minor paint losses along left edge.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
There are no other condition issues to report.
N.B. Inscribed "NORAH MICHENER NEW DELHI INDIA 1964" on the back of the frame. This may possibly refer to Norah Willis Michener, Ph.D. (1902-1987),a scholar, author, and humanitarian, wife of Roland Michener, the 20th Governor General of Canada.
Framed dimensions are 45 3/8 x 48 7/8 inches.
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