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

77 MASTERPIECES & MUSEUM-QUALITY III “ His swirling or swelling figures, both human and animal, burst the bounds of normal anatomy by sheer force of vitality. The drama they create is at once profound, poignant and witty and informed with live contemporary attitudes. Line takes an independent existence and achieves patterns animated by movement and rhythm. It is the violin in the orchestration of overall designing. All these reinforce the stature of his images in which, perhaps, the fuller meaning of art lies.” (Paritosh Sen, rpt. in Academy of Fine Arts EXC. Calcutta, September 1967.) Dancing in the Garden Gouache on paper, mid 1950s Calcutta Racecourse Oil on canvas, early 1950s Clown & Circus Series Oil on rolling paper (Makimono), 1965 Coronation Watercolour on paper, c.1964 Violence Oil on rolling paper (Makimono), 1965-6 Man & the Moon Gouache on paper, c.1960