Osian's Auction Catalogue The Osianama Series |February 2013

44 Early/Mid 1910s Shah Jahan Imprisoned Watercolour and wash on paper hinged on paperboard, Early/Mid 1910s Signed in Bengali ‘Abanindra’ t.r. 13.0 x 9.4 in (33.0 x 23.8 cm) Condition Good, corners slightly frayed Provenance The Family Collection of Soma Chatterji, d/o Manindra Tagore (adopted s/o Samarendranath Tagore - the second of three Tagore brothers, Abanindranath was the eldest and Gaganendranath the youngest). This painting was gifted to the family by Suren Dey, a very close friend of the Tagores ` 800,000 – 1,600,000 US$ 14,550 – 29,100 GBP 10,000 – 20,000 National Art Treasure Non-Exportable Item 16 Abanindranath Tagore 7 August 1871 – 5 December 1951 Lot 16 represents a very fine painting from the series of paintings which reflected that period where works such as Badshah Alam (Acc. No. 1160) from the NGMA Collection were painted, taking inspiration from the glory of the Mughal Period, and so creating an atmospheric mood of an era to inspire a re-examination of Indian painting traditions so giving birth to ‘The Bengal School’ of painting, along with inspiring a “swadeshi” reassertion in daily life and values detail