Osian's Auction Catalogue The Osianama Series |February 2013

58 Mid 1930s 26 Nandalal Bose 3 December 1882 – 16 April 1966 Chandragupta and Chanakya Tempera on cloth, Mid 1930s 30.4 x 21.9 in (77.3 x 55.5 cm) Condition Good, previously restored. Water stains visible Provenance Originally from the Collection of Prof. O.C. Ganguly, an eminent scholar, editor of Rupam and close friend of Shri Nandalal Bose. Thereafter handed down via marriage to the family of the Rani of Gobardanga, d/o of Prof. O.C. Ganguly ` 2,500,000 – 5,000,000 US$ 45,460 – 90,920 GBP 31,250 – 62,500 National Art Treasure Non-Exportable Item There were two to three versions of Chandragupta and Chanakya painted by the Artist