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

90 OSIAN’S OSIANs S.I.R. ANALYSIS [1992-2003] Present Estimate 523.08 Previous High 545.83 [So.NY/03.04.96] Previous Average 141.59 Auction Average 289.84 Opinion The estimated price incorporates the immense rarity & high quality of Lot 36 . On the open market a few Bikash Bhattacharjee canvases of the 1990s are available for between Rs.400,000 to Rs.500,000, yet a few transactions have also exceeded Rs.15,00,000 for high quality canvas works of the late 1970s. Recent pastel on paper works from the 1965-6 period have readily exchanged hands at Rs.325,000, indicating a S.I.R. of 589.83. 36 BIKASH BHATTACHARJEE (b.1940 / Calcutta, West Bengal) Untitled S/d in English l.r. Oil on canvas, 1965 82.5 x 127 cm (32.5 x 50 in) Rs. 850,000 – 925,000 US$ 18,900 – 20,550 GB£ 10,350 – 11,300 Lot 36 represents one of the very earliest and most significant oil on canvas works by the artist to come up for public sale in the last 10 years. Doll Series Oil on canvas, 1972 Adam & Eve Oil on canvas, late 1960s Man on the Swing Oil on canvas, 1970 Totem Oil on canvas, 1971