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

1780 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1910 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 2000 a Tul C Handra B ose 22 February 1898 – 10 July 1977 Self Portrait Oil on canvas, 1945 47.3 x 22.8 in (118.2 x 57.1 cm) Condition Good, previously restored. Full lining given, paint layer consolidated, filling and retouching done at some places and a protective coating given on the paint layer. Provenance Acquired from the Artist Family Collection, Kolkata. ` 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 US$ 20,000 – 30,000 57 56 l.m. s en 9 November 1898 – 1 October 1954 Portrait of Girl Oil on cardboard, 1933 S/d in English ‘L.M. SEN 1933’ t.r. 11.5 x 9.6 in (29.2 x 24.5 cm) Condition Previously restored, minor damage l.r. Provenance Acquired from the Artist Family Collection, Kolkata. ` 360,000 – 540,000 US$ 7,200 – 10,800 Full image for Lot 56 on p.136. Full image for Lot 57 on p.137. Creative India BENGaL | Hemendranath Mazumdar & the Western Academic Style in Bengal 135 134