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

THE PASSIONATE DETACHMENT 136 PAPR Lot 98 So.Lon/ 08.06.00 Bridal Tapasvi Watercolour on paper 35.5 x 25.5 cm. ASP: £ 1,140/ Rs. 77,400 (£1 = Rs. 67.90) 103 KALIGHAT SCHOOL Cat & the Lobster Watercolour & brush line drawing, early 1920s 38.8 x 17.1 cm. (15.3 x 6.7”) Rs. 65,000 – 90,000 $ 1,385 – 1,915 104 JAMINI ROY (1887 - 1972) National Art Treasure a. Untitled Signed in Bengali, l.r. Pen & Ink, early 1940s 8.7 x 14.3 cm. (3.43 x 5.63”) b. Mother and Child Signed in Bengali, l.r Pen & Ink, early 1940s 15 x 28.3 cm. (5.9 x 1.1”) Rs. 80,000 – 125,000 Non-Exportable Item (Set of 2) “ The pen and ink sketches of Jamini Roy are unique and as important as his paintings. Jamini Roy drew these sketches as layouts for his painting. All his sketches enclosed by frame are simple, concise and accentuated with plastic quality.” (Sipra Chakravarti, rpt. in Album of Art Treasures . Indian Museum 1991). Lot 103 requires conservation work. a b