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

OSIAN ’ s–CONNOISSEURS OF ART 198 9 Masterpieces & Museum-Quality Indian Modern & Contemporary Paintings Mumbai: Osian’s December 2002 / OS 005/ 10 Forty Masterpieces of 20th Century Drawing & Painting From India, Pakistan, Bangladesh & Sri Lanka Mumbai: Osian’s March 2003 / OS 006 7.25”x 11” landscape / Hardbound with dustjacket; 128pp & colour illustrations / Rs. 2000 8 A Historical Epic: India in the Making 1757-1950 From Surrender to Revolt, Swaraj to Responsibility Mumbai: Osian’s August 2002 / OS 004 11’ x 8.25” / Paperback; 208pp & 307 colour illustrations OUT OF PRINT A Historical Epic once again broke new ground, opening out a range of new options for the study and dissemination of various branches of Indian art, culture and history. The vast scale and vision of this project is beautifully presented through the format of the exhibition-auction catalogue. This is turn takes forward the process of transforming the infrastructure-building function of the book, and its ability to help change material systems, which range from the education of the fine art & history to the establishing of financial benchmarks for the arts. Like all previous publications this has also become a collector’s item. This publication superlatively showcased one of the finest collections of Indian Modern & Contemporary Paintings ever brought together for sale. The Works have been historically contextualised through seven sections: The Art of Portraiture/ Studies of the Female & Other Life Forms/ Religious Icons & Narratives/ Folk & Tribal Art as Inspirational Platform/ Demons of Unrelenting Introspection/ Social Responsibility as the Aesthetic Work Ethic/ Nature, Landscape & Cityscape as Inspiration, with clear pricing and illustration references. A well-researched text provides valuable curatorial and documentational support beautifully presented through the now-acclaimed design formats of Tuli & Trivedi. Detailed Artist Bibliographies constitute a valuable research resource. 11 x 8.25“ / Paperback; 336pp & 220 colour illustrations OUT OF PRINT Produced in conjunction with the Auction of the same name held in Mumbai on 27 March 2003, this publication takes forward Osian’s focus on providing an increasingly rare opportunity for the serious collector to possess masterpieces and museum-quality works. The works have been selected by Tuli, who has over the last decade, been instrumental in nurturing the aesthetic sensibilities and tastes of a latent and largely untutored art market. Presented with clear pricing and illustration references, this volume is the sixth in the Auction Series published by Osian’s and explicitly focuses on the process of integrating Indian Art within the wider context of the subcontinent as another step in an ever-broadening circle of worldwide appreciation. The design format recalls an earlier era of fine books with its delicate and beautiful hand-tipped images within the horizontal format. Along with the other Osians publications, this volume constitutes an invaluable research resource for students and collectors.