Osian's Auction Catalogue The Osianama Series |February 2013

237 1981 Lot 127 Please refer to Majumder, Manasij. Works of Bikash Bhattacharjee - Close to Events . New Delhi: Niyogi Books 2007; p.188 for colour illustrations of the Mother Teresa Series, as in Lot 127. “There are, of course, rare exceptions of eminent women in public life, such as Mother Teresa and Mrs. Indira Gandhi, both of whom made ideal content for Bikash’s portrait-imagery. With her selfless service for the poor and the uncared- for, Mother Teresa transcended per personal identity and in two of her three portraits ... Bikash paints her as an icon of kindness and compassion but her face is just a void veiled around by her familiar sari bordered with blue strips.” (Majumder.2007; p.186)