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

s ailoz M ookheRjea 2 November 1907 – 5 October 1960 Landscape Oil on canvas, Early 1950s Signed in English ‘Sailoz’ l.l. Inscribed in English ‘SUMANTA GHOSH’ on verso 18.1 x 24.2 in (46.0 x 61.5 cm) Condition Minor cracks present l.r. Provenance Acquired from an old Baripada family Collection, Mayurbhanj district, Orissa. ` 800,000 – 1,200,000 US$ 16,000 – 24,000 National Art Treasure Non-Exportable Item 90 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 fine example of the fauvist colour application and style which Sailoz best epitomized in his own unique manner.