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This painting came to my collection in 2010 from a Hollywood based auction house. It was bought directly from the artist in 1969 by the previous owners and had stayed with the same family since then.
• Debi Prasad Roy Choudhury (1899–1975) is known for his bronze sculptures, including Triumph of Labour and Martyr's Memorial, and is rated by many as one among the major artists of modern Indian art.[2] He was a fellow of the Lalit Kala Akademi, selected in 1962. The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of the Padma Bhushan, in 1958, for his contributions to Art.
He learnt painting from Abanindranath Tagore, the renowned Bengali painter, and his earlier paintings showed influence of his teacher. Turning to sculpting, he initially trained under Hiromony Choudhury, and later, moved to Italy for further training. It was during this period, his works started to gather western influences. Returning to India, he joined the Bengal School of Art for further studies. In 1928, he moved to Chennai to join the Government College of Fine Arts, first as
a student and then worked there as the Head of the Department, vice principal and the principal till his retirement in 1958. While Principal at the Chennai College, he was honoured by the British Government as an MBE in 1937.
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