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

B ampada B anerJee March 1851 – April 1932 Vasudeva Carrying Krishna at Birth Oil on canvas, First Quarter 20th century 28.1 x 36.3 in (71.4 x 92.0 cm) Condition Good, previously restored Provenance Acquired by private Kolkata-based gallery (in the early 1990s) from Shiben Bose. Shiben Bose was the son of Nandalal Bose’s uncle (father’s younger brother). ` 800,000 – 1,200,000 US$ 16,000 – 24,000 21 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1925 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 Illustrative reference Kejriwal, Dr. Prokash [Curator] [2010]. Early Bengal Oil Paintings. Kolkata: [ExC.] HSBC Invest in association with Chitrakoot Art Gallery; np [Birth of Krishna] Creative India BENGaL | The Early-Bengal Oils 47 46