Osian's Auction Catalogue Indian Modern and Contemporary Art | January 2008

270 ABBREVIATIONS b. Born BAAC Birla Academy of Art & Culture, Kolkata BAS. Bombay Art Society c. circa CIMA Centre for International Modern Art, Kolkata CUP Cambridge University Press Ed. Editor Eds. Editors Ex. Exhibition ExC Exhibition Catalogue For Forwarder Int Introducer Inted. International Edition JAG. Jehangir Art gallery JOU Journal L Lot No. LKA. Lalit Kala Akademi MAG Magazine NEW Newspaper NCPA National Center for the Performing Arts, Mumbai NGMA National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi NGMA, Mumbai National Gallery of Modern Art, Mumbai U.S.I.S United States Information Service p. Page pp. Pages Pub. Publisher S/d Signed & dated Tr. Translator USIS United States Information Service Verso reverse side Comp. Compiled Cu. Curator c.c. centre centre c.l. centre left c.r. centre right l.c. lower centre l.l. lower left l.r. lower right t.c. top centre t.l. top left t.r. top right Tr. Translation EXPLANATION OF CATALOGUING TERMS Any statement of authorship, attribution, provenance, origin, date, age, and condition is a statement of opinion and is not to be taken as a statement of fact. Osian’s reserves the right, in forming their opinion, to consult and rely upon any expert or authority considered by them to be reliable. 1.The term ‘signed and dated’ (S/d) and/or inscribed means that inn our opinion the signature and/or date and/or inscription are from the hand of the artist. FORMAT for Auction Lot Caption is as follows: Lot Number ARTIST NAME [Date of Birth - Date of Death] Title Signature details Medium, Date Size in inches (in centimetres) Lower & Upper Price Estimates in Indian Rupees (INR) Lower & Upper Price Estimates in US Dollars (US $) 2.For all art works the dimensions are given height before width in inches (centimeters). 3. Osian’s has tried to provide the best quality acid-free mounts to works wherever appropriate, and has reframed works wherever possible, from quality framers.