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

62 THE PASSIONATE DETACHMENT 21 GAGANENDRANATH TAGORE (1867 - 1938) National Art Treasure Pratima Visarjan Series Initials in English, l.l. Watercolour & Wash, early 1920s 12.2 x 9.1 cm. (4.2 x 3.6”) Rs. 175,000 - 225,000 Non-Exportable Item “During the early years of his artistic career, he employed the Japanese brush and ink technique… His ‘Flower-Show in Darjeeling’ reveals the optical world, with innumerable touchings and blotches in a playful manner with deftness imparting a striking brilliance in impressionistic manner. His landscapes in brush and ink and in colour, particularly his ‘Himalayan’ landscapes, are known for their freshness depicting the mood and the atmosphere of the place and are masked for their quietitude.” (Sovom Som, rpt. in LKC #38 1993 , pp19-26). For work of similar series, refer to A.Ghose & G.Haloi 1997 . Fig 85, p78.