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

87 MASTERPIECES & MUSEUM-QUALITY III OSIANs S.I.R. ANALYSIS [1992–2002] Present Estimate 116.12 Previous High (paper) 430.85 [So.NY/10.10.97] Previous Averages All 113.69 Works on canvas 328.70 Works on paper 95.65 Auction Average 289.84 Opinion As can be clearly seen, for such a rare and significant collection of high quality works Lot 35 is being offered at a bargain. The short term relative advantage of acquiring high quality works on paper still persists, as is evident from the data. This position will not remain so for much longer, especially as the disadvantage of being a prolific artist, as is Sunil Das, will dissolve once the level of aesthetic discrimination regarding his artistic output increases across the board.