Four Figures
Watercolor
WallArt
Modernism
1989
Modern
75.0 x 101.0 cm
Kerala Museum
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About this artwork
- Title: Four Figures
- Artist: bhabesh chandra sanyal
- Year: 1989
- Original dimensions: 75.0 x 101.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Kerala Museum
- Movement: Modernism
- Period: Modern
- Creative period: Late Period
Quick Facts
- Artistic style: Modernist
- Subject or theme: Rural life and unity among women
- Title: Four Figures
- Artist: Bhabesh Chandra Sanyal
- Year: 1989