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

a nanda p rasad B agCHi 22 March 1849 – 3 October 1905 No. 19 (Boy Sitting on Footsteps) (Double-sided) Pen & ink on paper (and verso), nd ( c. 1875-1900) Inscribed in English ‘No. 19’ t.r. 13.1 x 7.8 in (33.1 x 19.5 cm) Condition Left edge frayed and damaged with evident vertical stain running along the left hand side of the drawing. Provenance Acquired by Kolkata-based Gallery from the artist’s family. ` 200,000 – 300,000 US$ 4,000 – 6,000 Antiquity / A.S.I. Registered Non-Exportable Item 23 1780 1790 1800 1810 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2011 verso Lot 23 is the first ever artwork by the eminent artist Ananda Prasad Bagchi which has been offered in public auction. 51 50 Creative India BENGaL