Osian's Auction Catalogue The Osianama Series |February 2013

124 1967 64 Bireshwar Sen 15 November 1897 – 10 September 1974 The Compassionate One Watercolour and tempera on paper, 1967 Signed in English ‘B. Sen’ l.r. and S/d in English ‘B. Sen / 13.9.67’ on verso Inscribed in English ‘THE COMPASSiONATE ONE’ on verso and on verso on mount 2.4 x 3.6 in (6.0 x 9.1 cm) Provenance Private New Delhi-based Collection ` 200,000 – 400,000 US$ 3,640 – 7,280 GBP 2,500 – 5,000 Illustrative Reference Refer to NGMA Catalogue of Collections Vol. 1. pp.198-205, Acc. No. 1899 to 1960, for a Collection of Bireshwar Sen’s works from the same series as Lots 64 & 65.