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

THE PASSIONATE DETACHMENT 142 112 CHITTAPROSAD (1915 — 78) a. Gone Mad S/d in English, l.r. Linocut Series, 1952 (rpt. 1968) 26.5 x 15.5 cm. (10.4 x 6.1”) b. The Pregnant Mother S/d in English, l.r. Linocut Series, 1952 (rpt. 1969) 25 x 25 cm. (9.8 x 9.8”) “ … his regard for Nandalal had never diminished. He used to tell friends that his understanding of Nandalal’s creative experiments with his feet firmly in Indian traditions and his own commitments to socialist ideals together helped him to formulate his own language and style of work. In his lino cuts we see the fulfilment of Nandalal’s synthesis of India’s folk and classical art forms.” (Prabhas Sen, from LKA Monograph 1993 ). c. Kathiawadi Dance S/d in English, l.r. Linocut Series, 1955 26.8 x 21 cm. (10.6 x 8.3”) d. Young Kamathis S/d in English, l.r. Linocut-1952, (rpt. 1968) 22.8 x 21.9 cm. (9.0 x 8.6”) Rs. 100,000 – 150,000 $ 2,125– 3,190 (Set of 4) a b c d