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

s arada C Haran u kil 14 November 1888 – 21 July 1940 Journey of Shiva and Sati Watercolour and wash on paper, Mid / Late 1930s S/d in Bengali l.r. Inscribed on the label of Indian Sociery of Oriental Art ‘Journey of Siva and Sati’ on verso 25.2 x 16.4 in (64.0 x 41.7 cm) Condition Minor paper loss along lower edge & minor paint loss Provenance Acquired from an exhibition at the INDIAN SOCIETY OF ORIENTAL ART (ISOA) between 1936 - 1939 by the Dutch scholar and devotee of Maharishi Ramana, Dr. G.H. Mees (Sadhu Ekarasa). Thereafter handed down to consignor by inheritance. ` 800,000 – 1,200,000 US$ 16,000 – 24,000 37 1780 1800 1820 1840 1860 1880 1900 1910 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 2000 Creative India BENGaL | Nandalal Bose & the Bengal school 93 92 “In search of subjects his imagination roamed freely into the regions of the finite and infinite, mythology, history, allegory, religion, commonplace things of everyday life and nature... his women are worthy of the world of magic; they are tender, delicate and dreaming and intoxicated with love and passion... His studies whether idealistic, natural or descriptive, being creations of his imagination, are imbued with life, feeling, and a lyrical flow suggestive of the spiritual essence or the soul of things. His works are an eloquent pictorial interpretation of the essence of Indian life and give us an insight into the refined moods of the spirit pervading it.” [Kaul, Manohar [1961]. Trends in Indian Painting: Ancient, Medieval & Modern. New Delhi: Dhoomimal Ramchand; p.120] From the Collection of a Dutch Scholar