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

P Rokash k aRMakaR b. 20 October 1933 Untitled Oil on board, 1970 19.0 x 14.0 in (48.3 x 35.6 cm) Provenance** Purchased by Osian’s – Connoisseurs of Art from Delhi Art Gallery, who in turn acquired it directly from the Artist. ` 400,000 – 600,000 US$ 8,000 – 12,000 107 1780 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1910 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 P Rokash k aRMakaR b. 20 October 1933 Untitled Mixed media on paper, pasted on board, 1971 Each signed in Bengali ‘Prokash’ & dated in English ‘71’ Each 19.8 x 15.2 in (50.2 x 38.7 cm) Provenance Private Mumbai collector, who purchased it from a Delhi-based Gallery who in turn purchased it directly from the artist. ` 2,500,000 – 3,750,000 US$ 50,000 – 75,000 (Lot of 6) Full image for four out of six works of Lot 108 on pp.236-237. 108 “Prokash likes to draw or paint birds, horses, man and woman - His lines are thin or thick depending on the mood to be conveyed…he finds the miniatures very significant because of their stylisation and use of symbols… Prokash’s works, especially those based on the human figure, convey a sense of pain and horror. Sometimes they are segmented like jig-saw puzzles, at times emaciated - they evoke feelings of agony and turmoil. The artist is rooted to a world of reality. In terms of a mental attitude at least, he reminds us ofOskar Kokoschka who too refused to turn abstract...His art is, for all purposes, a protest. To him things are not just to be accepted and circumstances are never final...He is uncompromising and never gives up. If the “investigation of reality” is typical of the twentieth century, Prokash, no doubt, has attempted it in his own way and as such deserves to be discussed and watched.” Dutta, Ajit Kumar [1974 (No. 17)]. Conversation with Artists - Prokash Karmakar. New Delhi: [Essay.JOU] Lalit Kala Contemporary; pp.21-2. ‘A rare high quality set of six paintings, 1971 235 234 Creative India BENGAL | Nikhil Biswas, Arun Bose, Prokash Karmakar, Shyamal Dutta Ray & Ganesh Pyne