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Ink on Paper, Artist Somnath Hore "In Stock"1992
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Somnath Hore - Untitled (Man Sitting with Axe)
Pen and ink on Paper
13.5 x 10 inches, 1992
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This 1992 pen-and-ink drawing by Somnath Hore is a stark and poignant embodiment of his lifelong commitment to portraying human suffering with empathy and restraint. The frail, possibly laboring figure—drawn with minimal yet expressive lines—evokes the physical and emotional toll of poverty, famine, and political struggle.
Hore’s visual language, developed through decades of socially engaged art, is rooted in his experiences with the Bengal famine and the Tebhaga movement.
In this drawing, anatomy is secondary to emotion; the figure is not rendered with academic precision but with a rhythmic urgency that speaks to lived trauma. The sparseness of the medium—black ink on paper—heightens the immediacy of the image, allowing Hore’s line to carry the weight of history.
This work is part of a broader continuum that includes his Wounds series and Haripura drawings, where the human body becomes a site of endurance and testimony. It is a rare and intimate fragment of his practice, offering collectors a direct encounter with Hore’s ethical and aesthetic vision: art as witness, art as empathy, art as quiet resistance.
Style : Somnath Hore ( 1921 - 2006 ) was a Bengali sculptor and printmaker. His sketches, sculptures and prints were a reaction to major historical crises and events of 20th century Bengal, such as the Bengal Famine of 1943 and the Tebhaga movement. The anguished human form has widely been reflected in Hore's figuration. The visual appeal of his work is increased by rough surfaces, slits, holes and exposed channels.
About the Artist and his work :
Born : 1921, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Education :
1957 - Diploma in Fine Arts, Govt. College of Art and Craft, Kolkata, India
Group Shows :
1993 : Wounds, CIMA, Calcutta
1991 : National Exposition of Contemporary Art, NGMA, New Delhi
1986 : First Visions, BAAC
1968 : 1st Triennale of World Art, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi
1968 : Warsaw Biennale of Graphic Arts, Poland
1963 : Sao Paulo Biennale Brazil
1962 : Print Biennale, Tokyo, Japan
1962 : Biennale, Venice, Italy
1960 : Graphic Biennale, Lugano.
From 1974, Hore began to produce his bronze sculptures. "Mother with Child", a large sculpture that paid homage to the people's struggle in Vietnam, was stolen from the Kala Bhavan soon after it was completed and still has yet to be found.
Honors
Awards :
2007 - Padma Bhushana by Government of India
1984 - Gagan-Aban Award
1977 - L.N. Gupta Memorial Award
1960, 1962-63 - National Award, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi.
Somnath Hore
Somnath Hore was a Bengali sculptor and printmaker. He was born in 1921, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Hore finished his Diploma in Fine Arts from Government College of Art and Craft, Kolkata, in 1957. His sketches, sculptures and prints were a reaction to major historical crises and events of 20th century Bengal, such as the Bengal Famine of 1943 and the Tebhaga movement. The anguished human form has widely been reflected in Hore's figuration. The visual appeal of his work is increased by rough surfaces, slits, holes and exposed channels. From 1974, Hore began to produce his bronze sculptures. Mother with Child, a large sculpture that paid homage to the people's struggle in Vietnam, was stolen from the Kala Bhavan soon after it was completed and still has yet to be found. Hore was honored and awarded with “Padma Bhushan” by the Government of India in 2007, “Gagan-Aban Award” in 1984, “L.N. Gupta Memorial Award” in 1977, National Award, “Lalit Kala Akademi,” New Delhi in 1960 and 1962–63.
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