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

THE PASSIONATE DETACHMENT 166 146 QAMARUL HASSAN (1921 - 88) a. Rail Mazdoor ke Mange Woodcut, mid 1940s 25.5 x 31.0 cm. (10.0 x 12.2”) b. Atithi Shivir Woodcut, mid 1940s 20.5 x 30.0 cm. (8.1 x 11.8”) Rs. 50,000 – 75,000 $ 1,065 – 1,595 (Set of 2) 147 ABANI SEN (1905 - 72) Refugees in Train Signed in Hindi, l.l. Oil on canvas, early 1950s 69 x 95 cm. (21.2 x 37.4”) Rs. 175,000 – 250,000 $ 3,725 - 5,320 “ Each stroke is emphatic, distinct with an attempt to unravel the perplexities which nature and humanity offers. With bold strokes, which again are a reflection of his powerful personality, Sen highlights the colour and starkness hidden behind nature and humanity. A certain sadness is apparent in his work as is the strong bond with village life much after he had moved to a city…His main contribution to the Indian art scene was to change and defy the Colonial Academic tradition painting by reviving vital elements of native Indian tradition.” (Pallavi, rpt. in Artimes, Vol.1 June 1998 , p27).