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

s aRbaRi R oy C howdhuRy b. 16 April 1933 Reclining Woman I Bronze (Edition No. 3/9), 1968 Signed in Bengali ‘Sarbari’ & inscribed in English ‘3/9’ l.c. 5.1 x 12.2 x 3.9 in (13.0 x 31.0 x 10.0 cm) With pedestal: 6.0 x 12.6 x 6.0 in (15.3 x 32. x 15.3 cm) Provenance Acquired directly from the artist by Kolkata based gallerist ` 400,000 – 600,000 US$ 8,000 – 12,000 100 1780 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1910 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 2000 Illustrative Reference Mukherjee, Rudrangshu [Ed.] [2003]. Art of Bengal: a vision defined 1955- 1975. Kolkata: Centre of International Modern Art in association with Lalit Kala Akademi; p.102 [Reclining Woman 1, 1968] Lalit Kala Contemporary No.43. New Delhi: LKA; p.34. 223 222 Creative India BENGAL | Somnath Hore & Santiniketan