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

33 12 Benode Behari Mukherjee (1904 – 1980) Flowers S/d in Bengali, l.c. Tempera on monga Silk, 1947 16.5 x 9.5 in (41.9 x 24.2 cm) INR 800,000 – 1,000,000 USD 20,000 – 25,000 13 Chintamoni Kar (1915 – 2005) Untitled S/d in English, l.r. ‘ Chintamoni Kar 1954 - 1994’ l.l.’ Watercolour on Paper, 1954-94 12.4 x 7.4 in (31.5 x 20.0 cm) INR 800,000 – 1,000,000 USD 20,000 – 25,000 14 Sailoz Mookherjea (1907 – 1960) Palms in Landscape Signed in English ‘Sailoz’ l.l. Pastel and gouache on paper, early 1950s 19.7 x 14.5 in (50.2 x 36.8 cm) INR 800,000 – 1,000,000 National Art Treasure Non-Exportable Item “ In his treatment of landscape he creates spaces organically by the movement of colour rather than by any clearly indicated recession. The trees evoke a fairy-tale atmosphere and provide the setting for some poetic event. Often the whole composition surges with rhythm, now delicate and grave, now tumultuous and free. His arrangements are usually asymmetric and daringly balanced.” Jaya Appasamy, rpt. in Sailoz Mookherjea, LKA 1966.