Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 139 155 i. Lilliput August 1947, Vol. 21, No. 2, Issue No. 1 London: Hulton Publications, 1947 First Edition 7.6 x 5.4 in (19.6 x 13.5 cm) 112pp; 4 col reproductions and 1 ink sketch Binding: Softbound Condition: Good Special Reference: This rare issue of the magazine carries an article on Amrita Sher- Gil by Mulk Raj Anand, ‘Portrait of an Artist’ pp142–6 ii. Contemporary Indian Painters G. Venkatachalam Bombay: Nalanda Publications, undated, c .1950 First Edition Frontispiece: ‘Buddha and His Disciples’ by Venkatappa (From a Private Collection) 9.4 x 7.2 in (24.4 x 18.3 cm) 125pp Binding: Hardbound with blue cloth and cream spine. Condition: Good Includes the work of 15 artists: Abanindranath Tagore, Gaganendranath Tagore, Nandlal Bose, K. Venkatappa, Deviprasad Roychoudhury, M. A. Rahman Chughtai, Sarada Charan Ukil, Asit Kumar Haldar, Mukul Chandra Dey, D. Rama Rao, Sunayani Devi, Jamini Roy, Promode Kumar Chatterjee, Pulin Behari Dutt & Rabindranath Tagore. iii. India and Modern Art W.G. Archer New York: The Macmillan Company, 1959 First Edition Frontispiece: ‘Child Wife’ by Amrita Sher- gil,1936 10.0 x 7.5 in (25.4 x 19.0 cm) Cover: Yellow cloth with lettering in black on the spine and a printed dustjacket 188pp / 61 b/w reproductions Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Good. Dustjacket torn in a few places. iv. Three Painters R. de L. Furtado New Delhi: Dhoomimal Ramchand, 1960 First Edition Frontispiece: ‘Woman with Sheaf’ by George Keyt 13.6 x 10.2 in (34.0 x 25.6 cm) Cover: Cream rexin with a printed dustjacket 24pp / 23 col & 25 b/w hand-tipped plates on individual thick sheets Binding: Hardbound Condition: Good v. Modern Art in India Ajit Mookerjee Calcutta: Oxford Book & Stationery Co., 1956 First Edition 11.2 x 9.1 in (28.0 X 23.2 cm ) Cover: Green cloth imprinted with Salgrama, symbol of Narayana or Visnu. Title on the spine in black. Lacks dustjacket and free front endpaper. 137pp / 58 hand-tipped plates: 38 col & 20 b/w Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Good. The book includes Rabindranath Tagore, Jamini Roy, M. F. Husain, Sunil Madhav Sen, Mohan Samant & Sudha Mookherjee. vi. Drawings by Fourteen Contemporary Artists of Bengal Introduction by Nirode Mazumdar Calcutta: Priti Mukherjee & Bhawani Mullick, 1970 First Edition 8.7 x 10.9 in (22.3 x 27.9 cm) Cover: Thick yellow card cover with printed dustjacket 34pp / 14 b/w reproductions Binding: Hardbound The book has been dedicated, signed and dated on the rst page by Shalil Ghosh & Rabin Mondal Exhibition List of works loosely inserted. Condition: Good vii. Indian Painting Today 1981 Bombay: Jehangir Art Gallery, First Edition 8.8 x 8.6 in (22.5 x 22.0 cm) Cover: Cloth with printed dustjacket 76pp / 22col plates & 22 b/w photographs Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Good viii. Artists Today East-West Visual Arts Encounter Edited by Ursula Bickelmann and Nissim Ezekiel Bombay: Marg Publications 1987 First Edition 12.8 x 9.6 in (32.4 x 24.4 cm) Cover: Yellow cloth with title in black lettering and printed dustjacket 142pp / 79 col & 24 b/w reproductions with 37 photographs Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Good Among the Artists who took part in the event were S.H. Raza/ Bikash Bhattacharjee/ F.N. Souza/ Santosh/ Manjit Bawa/ Tyeb Mehta/ Jeram Patel & Sunil Das. ix. Indian Drawing Today 1987 Bombay: Jehangir Art Gallery, 1987 First Edition 11.2 x 8.7 in (28.5 x 22.3 cm) Cover: Grey cloth with lettering in black and printed dustjacket 138pp / 18 col & 63 b/w reproductions with 31 photographs & 4 line drawings Binding: hardbound (original) Condition: Good x. Present-Day Painters of India Manu Thacker & G. Venkatachalam Bombay: Sudhangshu Publications, 1950 First Edition 9.9 x 7.5 in (25.4 x 19.0 cm) Cover: Cream cloth with printed image of a horse in red and a printed dustjacket Signed presentation copy: Li, Christmas 1952, Secunderabad – INDIA, with love – Sally 156pp / 19 b/w & 11 col reproductions Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Fair. Dustjacket torn. The remaining pieces have been pasted together to identify the book. xi. Portfolio of Contemporary Paintings Number One Portfolio of 15 colour plates hand-tipped on mounts with tissue-guards bearing details Introduction by N.D. Mehta New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, not dated, c .1950s 18.0 x 14.0 in (45.6 x 35.7 cm) Cover: Dark blue paper with gold decorative design and white lettering Condition: Fragile INR 100,000 – 125,000 USD 2,250 – 2,800 (Set of 11)