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

110 b ijan C houdhuRy b. 21 November 1931 Untitled Oil on canvas, 1973 S/d in Bengali ‘Bijan 73’ l.l. Inscribed in English ‘1973’ on verso 43.6 x 32.1 in (110.7 x 81.5 cm) 1780 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1910 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 111 R abin M ondal b. 1 January 1929 Untitled Oil on paper, pasted on cloth stretched on board, 1978 S/d in English ‘Rabin ‘78’ c.r. 21.6 x 27.6 in (54.8 x 70.0 cm) Condition Good, previously restored, minor paint loss at few places Provenance ‘Private Mumbai-based Collector, acquired from Delhi Art Gallery, who in turn acquired the work directly from the artist’s collection’. ` 500,000 – 750,000 US$ 10,000 – 15,000 Condition Good. Tear mended l.r. Provenance ‘Private Mumbai-based Collector, acquired from Delhi Art Gallery, who in turn acquired the work directly from the artist’s collection’. ` 500,000 – 750,000 US$ 10,000 – 15,000 241 240 Creative India BENGAL | Nikhil Biswas, Arun Bose, Prokash Karmakar, Shyamal Dutta Ray & Ganesh Pyne