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

s hyaMal d utta R ay 8 May 1934 – 19 May 2005 Mother Teresa Series Watercolour on paper, 1990 S/d in Bengali ‘Shyamal Dutta Ray ’90’ l.l. 20.2 x 27.4 in (50.6 x 68.5 cm) Provenance Acquired directly from the artist ` 500,000 – 750,000 US$ 10,000 – 15,000 113 1780 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1910 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 2005 “The expansion of his thought processes and the concept of form was beautifully captured in an exhibition at the Chitrakoot Gallery in March 1987…Another solo exhibition was held at the Chitrakoot Gallery in January 1989. The artist’s remarks about some of his works in this exhibition deserve special attention here. He said: “I have no religious bent of mind, but I feel the pessimism expressed in my earlier works over the mutability of things Illustrative Reference Ghosh, Mrinal [2001]. Sojourns of a Painter: Shyamal Dutta Ray and his Times.. Calcutta: Chitrakoot Art Gallery in association with Mapin Publishing; p.103 [Same ‘Mother’ Series]. in life is gradually yielding to a new perception of something more abiding, and indestructible despite a constant erosion of what we love and cherish” (Business Standard, 22 January 1989). The return of his abiding faith in the timeless values of life is a special feature of his paintings since the eighties.” [Ghosh, Mrinal [2001]. Sojourns of a Painter: Shyamal Dutta Ray and his Times. Calcutta: Chitrakoot Art Gallery in association with Mapin Publishing; pp.100-1] 243 242 Creative India BENGAL | Nikhil Biswas, Arun Bose, Prokash Karmakar, Shyamal Dutta Ray & Ganesh Pyne