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MEERA MUKHERJEE
(1923 ‒ 1998)
Untitled
Bronze
Height: 4.25 in (11.1 cm)
Width: 12.5 in (32 cm)
Depth: 6.75 in (17.2 cm)
Rs 30,00,000 ‒ 40,00,000
$ 47,620 ‒ 63,495
PROVENANCE
Private Collection, Gujarat
Acquired from the above
“As the fires keep burning, for the 10 or 12 hours that a piece is being
fired, I am alert and trying to keep it alive. Sculpture thus becomes a
complete, total process. It is like ‘nurturing and nourishing’, like making a
human being and bringing him to life.”
MEERA MUKHERJEE
Meera Mukherjee apprenticed with Bastar sculptors in
Madhya Pradesh, and created her own process for casting,
which creates the unusual finish that is characteristic of her
work. Despite the toughness of the material, her cast bronze
sculptures evoke the delicacy of filigree work. With a focus
on labourers and village life, Mukherjee’s art conveys a deep
spiritual bond to her roots, history and culture.