Osian's Auction Catalogue India The Passionate Detachment | February 2001

SEEDS OF MODERNISM 111 72 E.B.HAVELL (1884 - 1906) The Ideals of Indian Art. London: John Murray 1920 25.8 x 18.8 cm. Rs. 10,000 - 15,000 $ 215 - 320 73 ANANDA K COOMARASWAMY (1887 - 1947) Visvakarma London: Luzac, Otto Harrasowitz & Taraporevala 1923 (First Edition). 28.0 x 22.8 cm. “ It was Havell who first pointed out that we were imitating third-rate Western painting only because we had no knowledge of real Indian art. So long there had been researches enough on Indian sculpture, architecture and painting from the archaeological point of view, but none of the scholars had the boldness to emphasise the essential aesthetic quality of them. It is to Havell’s undying credit that he was the first to do so.” (Benod Behari Mukherjee, in VBQ Vol. VIII 1942, p107). Cover: Blue cloth (laminated) with printing in black. Title of the book tooled in gold on the spine. Later Edition: January 1920 pp188/32 monochrome plates. Condition of the book: Good. Cover: Green cloth cover with gold embossed lettering on the spine and cover. Frontispiece: Visvakarma - Examples of Indian Architecture, Sculpture, Painting, Handicraft, chosen by Ananda. K. Coomaraswamy D.Sc, First Series: One hundred examples of Indian Sculpture: with an introduction by Eric Gill. 73 monochrome plates. Condition of book: Pin-holes in the book, start on the cover and continue through all the pages, with a corner of the book cover found to be slightly damaged. Editorial note: One thousand copies of the whole edition have been printed, of which 500 have been prepared for sale in parts, the remainder in one volume. Rs. 15,000 - 20,000 $ 320 - 425