Chittaprosad with four woodcuts 1955
| Klubbat belopp | 7 200 SEK |
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| Utropspris | 10 000 SEK |
CHITTAPROSAD (1915-1978). På en million år gammel mark. Indiske digte. Oversat af Erik Stinius (utan år).
4to (355x255 mm.). (36) s.
4 signed woodcuts at the end dated 1955. Also iIllustrated with mounted colour plates after Chittaprosad.
Publisher´s dark red printed wrapper.
The titles of the signed woodcuts are:
The Nomads in the City of Bombay
PEACE
Toys from the Village Fair
The Fairy Tales
Chittaprosad Bhattacharya was a political artist of the mid-20th century. He preferred watercolor and printmaking, avoiding oil on canvas. Chittaprosad used prints to disseminate leftist ideas and propaganda. --- He is represented in the National Museum, Prague, The National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, Osians Art Archive, Mumbai, and the Jane and Kito de Boer Collection, Dubai (Wikipedia).
Sligthtly worn wrapper, partly loose in binding.
