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

THE PASSIONATE DETACHMENT 200 196 DILIP KUMAR DASGUPTA (1914 — 89) Javanese Queen Signed in English, l.r. Pastel on canvas, c. 1952 56 x 38 cm. (22.1 x 15.0”) 195 GOBARDHAN ASH (1907 — 96) a. Mother & Child Playing S/d in English, l.r. Mixed Media on paper, 1983 28.5 x 24.5 cm. (11.2 x 9.6”) b. Expecting Mother S/d in English, l.l. Mixed Media on paper, 1989 35.0 x 27.5 cm. (13.8 x 10.8”) “ The paintings (Womanhood Series) attach themselves to a certain timelessness and the women, captured in an enigmatic dimension of dilemma and distraught, seem to reach out with a captivating intensity. They invoke and conjure an underlying unease which probes and intrigues our conscience. Ash celebrates womanhood but avoids the pretentious use of glamour or idealism.” (Gobardhan Ash, rpt. in Gajah Gallery Retrospective ExC . 1998 ). Rs. 85,000 – 125,000 $ 1,710– 2,660 (Set of 2) Rs. 65,000 – 100,000 $ 1,385 – 2,125 a b