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

69 THE MASTERPIECES & MUSEUM-QUALITY SERIES 39 A Set of 10 Books featuring the art works of M.V. Dhurandhar & S.G. Thakur Singh; Monographs on J. Sabavala & A. Padamsee; Histories of Modern Indian Art. 1. Otto Rothfeld Women Of India Painted by M.V. Dhurandhar Bombay: D.B. Taraporevala Sons & Co. 232pp / 48 Plates in Colour Frontispiece: A Bombay Lady Hardbound (8.25 x 5.5 in) Condition: A 2. G. Venkatachalam Contemporary Indian Painters Bombay: Nalanda Publications 120pp / 2 Colour & 13 B/w Plates Frontispiece: Buddha And His Disciples by Venkatappa Hardbound with cloth (9.75 x 7.25 in) Condition: A Cover cloth has faded 3. Sabavala Introduction and Analytical Notes by S.V. Vasudev Edited by Mulk Raj Anand Bombay: Vakils (Sadanga Series) 48pp / 9 Colour (8 Hand- tipped) & 25 B/w Plates Hardbound with dustjacket (9.5 x 8.5 in) Condition: A Flyleaf inscription dated 1975 by the Artist 4. Padamsee Text by Shamlal Edited by Mulk Raj Anand Bombay: Vakils (Sadanga Series) 44pp / 9 Hand-tipped Colour & 23 B/w Plates Hardbound with cloth cover (9.5 x 8.5 in) Condition: A 5. Modern Art In Western India Edited by Kanaiyalal Vakil Foreword by Hon. Sir Phiroze Sethna Bombay: New Book Company 54pp / 14 Plates Softbound with reinforced spine (8.5 x 11 in) Condition: A Slight wear and tear on the cover 6. W. Gladstone Solomon Mural Paintings Of The Bombay School Bombay: The Times Of India Press, 1930 126pp / 30 B/w Plates Hardbound (11 x 8.5 in) Condition: A Inscription dated 1934 on flyleaf 7. S.G. Thakur Singh Glimpses Of India Vol.I A Unique Collection Of Landscape And Architectural Beauties Foreword by Rabindranath Tagore; Introduction by Abanindranath Tagore Calcutta: The Punjab Fine Art Association, 1929 20 Hand-tipped Colour Plates Hardbound with dustjacket (11 x 8.5 in) Condition: A Dustjacket in fragile condition 8. W.G. Archer India and Modern India London: George Allen & Unwin, 1959 144pp / 61 B/w Plates Hardbound with dustjacket (10 x 7.5 in) Condition: A Plates 60 /61 have a tear 9. Manu Thacker & G. Venkatachalam Present-Day Painters Of India Bombay: Sudhangshu Publications, 1950 (1st Ed.) 126pp / 12 Colour & 18 B/w Plates Hardbound with dustjacket 25.5 x 19.5 cm (10.0 x 7.5 in) Condition: A Dustjacket shows signs of wear and tear Inscription dated 1950 in blue ink on the flyleaf 10. P.R. Ramachandra Rao Modern Indian Painting French Resume by Marcella Hardy Madras: Rachana Publishers, 1953 (1st Ed.) 190pp / 22 Hand-tipped Colour & 204 B/w Plates Frontispiece: Abanindranath Tagore by Ramkinkar Baij Hardbound with dustjacket 25.5 x 32.5 cm (13.0 x 10.0 in) Condition: A Rs. 70,000 – 125,000 $ 1,500 – 2,700 £ 825 – 1,475 (Set of 10)