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

85 PHILOSOPHICAL FRAMEWORK 46 N. S. BENDRE (1910 - 92) Villagescape Signed in Devnagari, l.l. Oil on paper, mid 1950s 48.4 x 29.6 cm. (19.1 x 11.7”) “I believe that all great works of art have abstract considerations at the root of the process, like establishing aesthetically desirable relationships of part with the whole. Irrespective of beliefs, religious faith and nationality, the whole work appeals to everybody…There is a lot of misery in this world; I do not want to add to it. I paint because I derive pleasure from painting and I try to give pleasure to others. That is my philosophy of art.” (N.S.Bendre, rpt. in R.Chatterji’s Bendre , p64). PAPR Lot 35 Ch.Lon/ 02.06.98 Ravalhatha Gouache on Paper 40.6 x 43.1 cm. ASP: £ 3,680 / Rs. 251,712 (£1 = Rs. 68.40) Rs. 350,000 - 425,000 $ 7,445 - 9,040 Conservation work has been carried out on this painting.