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

THE PASSIONATE DETACHMENT 176 157 AMBADAS (b.1922) Untitled S/d in English , t.r. Watercolour & ink, 1966 54.0 x 69.5 cm. (21.3 x 27.4”) Rs. 75,000 – 100,000 $ 1,595 – 2,130 156 J.SWAMINATHAN (1928 - 94) Untitled Mixed Media on paper, mid 1960s 47.3 x 69.0 cm. (18.6 x 27.2”) Rs. 175,000 – 225,000 $ 3,725 – 4,790 “Ambadas was perhaps the first to reject standardised rectilinear space and to replace it with a freer and more intuitve idea. Considering how crucial the argument of space had been right through one can see how important his contribution has been”. (Josef James, in Indian Identity 1974 , p29). PAPR Lot 219 HT.ND/ 28.11.99 Untitled Mixed media on paper, 1973 43 x 56.8 cm. ASP: Rs. 131,250/ $ 3,030 ($1 = Rs. 43.30)