Osian's Auction Catalogue Masterpieces and Museum-Quality III | March 2004

58 OSIAN’S 9. TWELVE PORTRAITS OF RABINDRANATH TAGORE Contributing Artists: Jyotirindranath Tagore; William Archer; Abanindranath Tagore; Gaganendranath Tagore; Muirhead Bone; Boris Georgiev; Rabindranath Tagore & Atul Bose Calcutta: Academy of Fine Arts, 1954 35.5 x 25.0 cm (14.0 x 10.1 in) Cover : Image of the poet pasted on front cover. Spine encased in khadi. Binding : Hardbound 28pp / 6 Col & 6 Monochrome Handtipped Plates Condition: A 8. RABINDRANATH TAGORE Chitralipi 2 Calcutta: Visva-Bharati, 1951 31.0 cm x 24.0 cm (12.2 x 9.5 in) Cover : Clothbound with design in red on front and title on spine. Printed dustjacket. Binding : Hardbound 40pp / 10 Col & 5 Monochrome Handtipped Plates Condition: B+ / Dustjacket fragile and brittle with ragged edges. Handwritten signature of W.G. Archer appears on flyleaf “…I need not formulate any doctrine of art but be contented by simply saying that in my case my pictures did not have their origin in trained discipline, in tradition and deliberate attempt at illustration, but in my instinct for rhythm, my pleasure in harmonious combination of lines and colours.” (RabindranathTagore [2 July 1930], rpt. in Chitralipi 2 . Visva-Bharati 1951; p.ii ). 7. RABINDRANATH TAGORE Chitralipi Calcutta: Visva-Bharati Book Shop, September 1940 29.5 x 23.0 cm (11.6 x 9.0 in) Cover : Clothbound in Khadi silk with handpasted image and title on front and spine Binding : Hardbound 82 pp / 18 Col & 18 Text Plates with tissue interleaved Condition: A Handwritten signature of W.G. Archer appears inside the front cover “ People often ask me about the meaning of my pictures. I remain silent even as my pictures are. It is for them to express and not to explain. They have nothing ulterior behind their own appearance for the thoughts to explore and words to describe and if that appearance carries its ultimate worth then they remain, otherwise they are rejected and forgotten even though they may have some scientific truth or ethical justification.” (Rabindranath Tagore, rpt. in Chitralipi . Visva-Bharati 1940; p.i). 6. RABINDRANATH TAGORE Drawings Paintings Engravings Pottery And Leatherwork by Sir Rabindranath Tagore (Exhibition Catalogue) Calcutta: Government School Of Art, 20–29 February 1932 29.0 x 22.5 cm (11.2 x 9.0 in) 52pp / 19 Monochrome Plates Condition: B / Front cover has been attached with strips of cellotape. Back cover detached. Cover in fragile and brittle condition. Inner pages pristine.