Osian's Auction Catalogue Forty Masterpieces | March 2003

SYED HYDER RAZA [b. 1922/ Babaria, Madhya Pradesh, India] Studio with Still-Life SIdin English, l.r, Gouache on paper, 1949 63.0 x 53.5 cm [24.8 x 21.1 in] Rs 750,000 - 850,000 $ 15,600-17,700 £ 9,400 - 10,600 € 14,400 - 16,300 Os Mum/ 05.12.200 2 Lot 141 Studio Oil on paper pasted on canvas, 1949 76.2 x 56.2 cm ASP: Rs. 467,500 Condition There is a relatively large chunk of the painting in the top left which has been lost. The rest of the work is in fine condition. Preservation work has been carried out in New Delhi Provenance Acquired from H.A. Gade’s Collection by a private gallery owner in New Delhi , thereafter sold to a collector in Mumbai, who has consigned the work to Osians Raza’s rare experiments with cubism have hardly ever been seen by the public. Lot 10 is probably the finest painting from that critical period of transition. 10