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

B ampada B anerJee March 1851 – April 1932 raja Harishchandra with Family Oil on canvas, First Quarter 20th century 20.2 x 31.8 in (51.2 x 81.0 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). ` 600,000 – 900,000 US$ 12,000 – 18,000 22 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 [Raja Harishchandra] Creative India BENGaL | The Early-Bengal Oils 49 48