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

83 THE MASTERPIECES & MUSEUM-QUALITY SERIES 53 Dhanraj BHAGAT [ 1917-1987/ b . Lahore, Present- day, Pakistan] Figure with Symbols Wood, 1977 139.0 x 27.0 x 26.0 cm (54.7 x 10.6 x 10.2 in) Rs. 1,000,000 – 1,250,000 $ 21,600 – 27,000 £ 11,825 – 14,800 ‘In his wood sculptures he shows a greater variety within his basic norms. By a process of jugglery, square or round objects are piled one upon another, mostly vertically. They are like totems and at times they remind one of the Mexican palaces or the South Sea island sculpture…The messages are opaque; the work as a whole is uncanny, its power of appeal is like that of magic mysteries of occult practices.’– Keshav Malik, rpt. in LKC 27 March 1979; pp12-3. Sketches made for Figure & Symbols.