Osian's Auction Catalogue The Masterpieces and Museum Quality Series | October 2004

104 OSIAN ’ s–CONNOISSEURS OF ART ‘The style is not his, but take to the manner where the painter is trying to adapt his own images to suit the ethos and imagery of the miniature style. There are mostly women and quite full-bodied. One drawing also has a lover with his head on the woman’s lap, a Souza-like image. The figures have a “reflection” of Souza but they are more delicate and rounded than the usual Souza’s. The lines take a more rounder note and are quite denuded of angularity. This could be deliberate to suit the miniature mileu.’ – Mukund Lath, August 2004. 70 F.N. SOUZA [1924–2002/ b . Saligao, Goa] (Colouring by Mohan Sharma) Untitled a.–f. Pen & ink on handmade paper, 1986 56.3 x 35.5 cm (22.0 x 14.0 in) (Horizontal & Vertical) g . Watercolour, & ink on handmade paper, 1986 35.5 x 43.5 cm (14.0 x 17.1 in) Provenance Acquired by present owner from the family of Mohan Sharma in Jaipur. Rs. 600,000 – 700,000 $ 12,950 – 15,100 £ 7,100 – 8,275 (Set of 7) These works were intended as a unique collaboration, with Souza’s drawings & the colouring by the miniature-tradition trained artist, Mohan Sharma, but the project remained incomplete given the untimely death of Mohan Sharma.