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

THE MASTERPIECES & MUSEUM-QUALITY SERIES 199 11 Figurative Non–Figurative Narration [fn–fn] Mumbai: Osian’s December 2003 / OS 007 11 x 8.25“ / Paperback; 280pp/ Rs. 2000 The seventh in Osian’s series of market-defining auction publications, FN-FN is presented in 11 Sections, bringing together for the connoisseur and collector, a formidable array of masterpieces as well as high quality works by the emerging talents of Indian contemporary painting — many of whose works went under the hammer for the first time ever at this Auction. The introduction of emerging artists in a curated auction with low price estimates, tested the maturity of the Indian art market’s ability to discern a good work of art irrespective of the signature attached to it, while simultaneously expanding and infusing the existing market with a vibrant creative force. As a result the auction once again set new pricing benchmarks for both the established and the emerging artists, while creating greater national and international awareness as regards the work of these artists. 13 Osian’s-Cinefan 6th Festival of Asian Cinema Mumbai: Osian’s July 2004 / OS 09 11.0” x 8.25“ / Paperback;164pp/ Rs. 1000 The inaugural Osian’s-Cinefan Asian Film Festival held in New Delhi between 16–25 July 2004 transformed this five-year-old event into a major feature on the world cinema calendar. It encompassed 90 films from 30 countries with a full-fledged Competition Section and Tributes to Wong Kar-Wai, Guru Dutt and the Makmalbaf family. were highlight Among the special events held in association with the Festival was the Osian’s-Cinefan Talent Campus in collaboration with Max Mueller Bhavan (New Delhi) & the Berlinale Talent Campus & The British Council (New Delhi). Also The India-Europe Round Table Conference in collaboration with The European Co-Ordination of Film Festivals. With the takeover by Osian’s with it’s international focus on art and the role of cinema as heritage, the Festival is geared to become one of the six premium film festivals in the world and a major platform for Asian cinema. 12 Masterpieces & Museum-Quality III Indian Contemporary Paintings With Rare Books & Vintage Cinema Memorabilia Mumbai: Osian’s March 2004/ OS 008 11 x 8.25” / Paperback; / 264pp & 225 colour reproductions OUT OF PRINT Produced in tandem with the third in Osian’s series of market-defining auctions of Indian Contemporary Masterpieces, this publication offers a unique opportunity to view and study these rare works of art. As the availability of genuine masterpieces gets ever more scarce while the demand for them keeps growing, this segment of the art market becomes the true benchmark of the whole international art market for Indian contemporary art. Presented for the first time in this volume, is the Osian’s SIR (Square-Inch Rate) Analysis for individual artists. The financial data-bases developed by Osian’s on the Indian contemporary arts & cinema are currently the most comprehensive in the world. Also included are comprehensive Biographies and Bibiographies for individual artists which forms a new and valuable art study-resource