Do you remember waiting for summer evenings so you could enjoy a Kulfi? Or the time you couldn’t let go off a simple paper-toy? Whether it was flying a kite or running after one or simply rolling a tyre, childhood certainly had a magical quality. Take a look at these artworks by Paritosh Sen, and revisit those childhood memories!
The world when seen through the eyes of children is definitely a simpler place, but in the world we occupy, children often have to cope with devastation and disasters. Sen’s paintings in response to the Tsunami of 2004 – Boy floating paper boats, Girl with a broken doll and Life Goes On – gives us a child’s view on destruction.
The Dhaka-born artist and illustrator, Paritosh Sen was one of the founding members of the . Sen’s caricature-style works often bear strong satirical undertones.
Boy on a Swing, 1997
Watercolour on paper.
Christie’s Amsterdam 2010
Rath Yatra, 1994
Acrylic on Canvas
Private Collection, Putrajaya
Young Girl Making Soap Bubbles, 2001
Acrylic on Canvas
Saffron Art 2013
Girl with a palm-leaf toy
The puppet-toy is indigenously crafted in Bengal and Odisha even today. It is called “Taal Pata’r Shepai“
Image: collection of Gallery G, Bangalore
Children Eating Kulfi, 2006
Acrylic on canvas
StoryLtd, Absolute Tuesdays March ’22
Girl with a skipping rope, 2005
Ink on Paper
as seen in the South Asian Art: Monochrome auction – December 2021, Artiana
Untitled 2005
Watercolour and acrylic on mount board
Private Collection (Mumbai)
StoryLtd, Absolute Tuesdays July 2021
Girl with the Broken Doll, 2005
Acrylic on Canvas
as seen on Astaguru: Modern & Contemporary Indian Art September, 2011
Life Goes On, 2005
Acrylic on canvas
Astaguru: Modern Indian Art Collectors Choice June 23 – 24, 2022
Girl Watching Lizards, 2006
Sensitivité – Indian Art Gallery, Kolkata
Girl feeding birds, 2006
Acrylic on canvas
Galerie88, Kolkata.
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