Osian's Auction Catalogue The Osianama Series |February 2013

93 c. 1953 45 Benode Behari Mukherjee 7 February 1904 – 19 November 1980 Lotus Pond Tempera on silk pasted on masonite board, c.1953 Signed in Bengali ‘Benode’ l.l. 11.4 x 15.0 in (29.0 x 38.0 cm) Provenance Private New Delhi-based Collector ` 500,000 – 1,000,000 US$ 9,090 – 18,180 GBP 6,250 – 12,500 Illustrative Reference Please refer to Benodebehari Mukherjee: A Centenary Retrospective Exhibition . New Delhi: NGMA & Vadera Art Gallery, 2007; p.24 for the colour Illustration from the same “Lotus Pond” series as Lot 45.