Sen Paritosh (28 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Contents Preface. Foreword. 1. Looking back. 2. Hafiz Mian tailor par excellence. 2. Scene painter Jiten Goswami. 3. Prasannakumar. 4. Fire. 5. Arjuna a tree in my village. 6. Helen of Lancashire. 7. Face to face with Picasso. 8. In the studio of Brancusi. 9. A trip to Abu Simbel. 10. In the role of a prince. 11. In search of Arcadia. 12. Union and separation. 13. The bull and the devotee. Fire and Other Images comprises a selection of prose pieces by Paritosh Sen originally written and published in Bengali and rendered into English here in an attempt to make them available to a wider audience. The pencil sketches that illustrate the narratives were done by the artist for this book. In these vignettes of his past Paritosh Sen evokes a world that we have lost a memory of what has been and gone yet the very act of evocation creates a powerful presence. His family was large enough for him as a child to lose himself in his own vision of the world a vision that has remained with him and is recalled in moments of reflection. It is this vision that he shares with us in the pieces that bring to life memories of his boyhood in Dhaka of his relationship with his father which though distant is deeply imprinted in him of the fire at his father's cremation which he describes in forms and colours that explode in his mind's eye of the death of his mother which he poignantly juxtaposes with the anguish of a mother mongoose separated from her captured babies. Paritosh Sen responds profoundly to the landscape trees plants birds and people that surround him. For him the magnificent Arjuna tree the tree in his village for instance is like a high rise building with a hierarchy among the birds that nestle separately in the various branches of the tree and between them and the snakes and iguanas in its roots. The tree thus becomes a universe in itself. On a lighter note we share his enthusiasm for gourmet meals ranging over a spectrum of cuisine His ability to laugh at himself is the most appealing part of those pieces where the underlying hilarity arises from unexpected encounters with women in unusual situations or with strangers who make incomprehensible demands. Paritosh Sen the artist comes through forcefully in the pieces where he recalls his meetings with Brancusi and Picasso. The description of Brancusi in his studio is a splendid glimpse of a sculptor at work. In his narration of his encounter with Picasso we are made aware of the initial awe that is gradually replaced by a recognition of the immense human qualities that go into the best creativity and of the way in which Picasso epitomized some of these. The artist in Paritosh Sen also surfaces in his stunning description of travelling across the waters at Abu Simbel at dawn. The creativity inspired by a recollection of a past world and of the attempt to comprehend the present is preserved in both his paintings and writings. This connectivity is germane to Paritosh Sen's understanding of himself as a part of the universe and it provides many dimensions to his perceptions. Some enter his consciousness fleetingly and others are more deliberately called forth but they all provide clues to what goes into the making of his articulation as an artist. One of the most impressive among these is his conviction that creativity can only exist in a condition of freedom. Both his painting and his writing are statements that endorse freedom as necessary to creativity and as central to the human experience. 184 pp.…

Condition: New. pp. xi + 183 Figures, Illus.

Flexible Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Calcutta: Writers Workshop, 1972. Anthology. Very Good flexible cloth covers/ Very Good paper title label; 8.5" tall, illustrations by Desmond Doig and Paritosh Sen, 86 poems; list of 63 poets in chronological order; errata note tipped in; ads plus 129 pages. From Tagore and Jibananda Das to Ashis Mukhopadhyay. ISBN: 0-88253-795-4. Desmond Doig; Paritosh Sen (illustrator). …

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. xi + 183 1st Edition Translated from Bengali.

Condition: New. pp. xi + 183.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Flexible Cloth. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Writers Workshop Calcutta, 1970. Very Good flexible handloom cloth/G paper title label; 8vo; 188 pages. Transcreated from the Bengali by Pritish Nandy. ISBN: 0-88253-513-7. Paritosh Sen (frontis) (illustrator).

Condition: New. Translations of author's selected writings in Bengali. Num Pages: 196 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666. . 2004. Hardback. . . . .

Condition: New. Translations of author's selected writings in Bengali. Num Pages: 196 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 159 x 15. Weight in Grams: 666. . 2004. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. pp. 164 Illus. (Mostly Col.).

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. illustrated edition. 196 pages. 9.60x6.20x0.80 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New.

Condition: New. pp. 164.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New. In English.

Hardcover. Condition: Good+. 1st Edition. Writers Workshop, Calcutta, n.d. (1963). Near Very Good hardcover/ Good paper title label. 8.75" tall; 56 pages. Six short stories by Jai Ratan (1912-2012), writer, best known in the West for his translation, with P. Lal, of Premchand's classic novel, Godan, and innumerable translations from Urdu, Hindi and Punjabi. ISBN: 0-89253-634-9. Paritosh Sen (cover) (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: New. 1st PB Mapin 2002; new mint pb copy in stock for immediate dispatch from the UK.

Softcover staple-bound exhibition catalog, 32 pages; very good condition; clean and crisp, no internal marks. Includes essay on Contemporary Indian art; 25 b/w and color illustrations, checklist for show.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Hardback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Oversize Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. #1602 of a hardbound limited numbered edition. This book has two sections. One is on the city of Calcutta, the other on art and art history, with special reference to Calcutta in the persuasion of the theme. The other is a gallery of about 80 contemporary artists from the region with a color plate for each, often with an inset of the artist's depiction of themself, in full color. Book shows no wear of any kind, back cover may have light staining to rustic cloth boards -- hard to tell if it's orginal or not. Dust jacket worn at top of spine with general scuffing, tiny edge tears. 8 5/8" x 11 1/4". Many color prints. Keywords: Bengal Artists, Bengalee Bhadralok, Bengal, School, Of, Art, History, Wallah, Gallery.…