Anju Gupta (Indian 20th Century)

Anju Gupta (Indian 20th Century)
Three Figures
Signed ANJU (lower right)
Oil on canvas laid on board
61 x 86.5cm

Provenance:
The Collection of Ernest Cecil and Margaret Marchant (Lots 551-556);
And by family descent

Ernest Cecil Marchant was Principle of Daly College in Indore from 1939-1946, and was accompanied to India with his wife Margaret and their two daughters Alison and Lesley. In 1940 Marchant appointed a young Paritosh Sen as Art Master at the school, and Margaret's letters mention receiving drawing and painting lessons from him. This collection of Indian works were purchased by the Marchants directly from the artists and have passed by family descent to the present owner.