Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 91 93 GANESH PYNE (b.1937) Famous Tibetan Monk Milrapa Signed in English ‘G. Pyne’ l.r. Pen and ink on tracing paper 9.3 x 7.5 in (23.6 x 19.0 cm) INR 500,000 – 625,000 USD 11,300 – 14,100 ‘I have now come to the conclusion that the character of a drawing manifests itself best in black and white and that the effect of mass or tone should be rendered in lines only. Line is indeed the life of a drawing, because it is a fact that an artist thinks in terms of lines and not words. He can identify his image or theme from a collection of lines. He feels tempted to use colour to make the drawing attractive and to enhance its pictorial and tactile qualities. I do sometimes resort to this manner but that is truly the character of painting not drawing. The quality of line that we can create from the tip of a metal nib surpasses that which is made with the help of any other tool. This is the reason why I prefer to work in pen and ink.’ Ganesh Pyne rpt. in Indian Drawing Today 1987;p34. 94 GANESH PYNE (b.1937) Untitled S/d in Bengali ‘Ganesh Pyne 66’ l.l. Gouache on paper, 1966 7.7 x 8.0 in (19.5 x 20.4 cm) INR 600,000 – 750,000 USD 13,550 – 16,950