Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 20 12 CHINTAMONI KAR (1915–2005) Church Tower in Front of Musee de Louvre, Paris S/d in Bengali ‘C.Kar 1950 Paris’ l.l. Oil on board, 1950 12.1 x 8.0 in (30.7 x 20.3 cm) INR 1,000,000 – 1,250,000 USD 22,550 – 28,200 ‘The body of works that Chintamoni Kar has produced is remarkable for its versatility and stylistic range. Mr. Kar is one of the few artists of the twentieth century who has created sculptural masterpieces and paintings in a multiplicity of styles. If it is recognized that the construction of style is absolutely central to the discourse of art, Mr. Kar’s stylistic pluralism alone makes him one of the greatest artistic minds of this century. Like the authorial masks of Kierkegaard, the style of Mr. Kar resists being incarcerated in the analytic grips of conceptual closures. Attending to the historicity of the artist-biography, Mr. Kar’s coherent creation and presentation of stylistic layers approach the astonishing pluralism of Picasso’s visual world.’ Dr. Saranindranath Tagore rpt. in Drawing, Painting & Sculpture by Chintamoni Kar Directorate Of Archaeology & Museum Government of West Bengal 1996 ExC.