Osian's Auction Catalogue Creative India Series 1 Bengal | December 2011

p ulin B eHari d uTT c. 1900 – c.1978 Lovers by Moonlight Watercolour and wash on paper, Late 1940s Signed in Bengali Pulin’ l.l. 8.1 x 6.0 in (20.5 x 15.1 cm) Condition Large water stains along the top and right edges Provenance Acquired directly from Pulin Behari Dutt’s widow by Dr. Prokash Kejriwal, after a visit with the late artist Shyamal Dutta Ray in the mid 1980s ` 200,000 – 300,000 US$ 4,000 – 6,000 43 1780 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1910 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 2000 Creative India BENGaL | Nandalal Bose & the Bengal school 103 102