Osian's Auction Catalogue Indian Antiquities and Modern and Contemporary Fine Arts | June 2015

N.S. Bendre 21 August 1910 – 18 February 1992 Flowers Watercolour on paper, 1943 S/d in Devanagari ‘Bendre 43’ l.r. 12.0 x 9.8 in (30.5 x 25.0 cm) Provenance Formerly from the Collection of Manvendra Singh Gohil of the Rajpipla Royal Family & the Lakshya Trust ` 600,000 – 900,000 US$ 10,000 – 15,000 GBP 6,000 – 9,000 N.S. Bendre 21 August 1910 – 18 February 1992 Bazar Oil on board, 1942 S/d in Devanagari ‘Bendre 42’ l.l. Artist Label on verso mentioning Artist Name,Title, Size, Medium, Price & Year 18.0 x 30.0 in (45.7 x 76.2 cm) Provenance Formerly from the Collection of Manvendra Singh Gohil of the Rajpipla Royal Family & the Lakshya Trust ` 1,200,000 – 1,800,000 US$ 20,000 – 30,000 GBP 12,000 – 18,000 Full image on pp. 58-59 Bombay Art Society Gold Medal awarded to N.S. Bendre in 1941; this was the most respected and prestigious award for the modern Indian artists until the establishment of the Lalit Kala National Awards in 1955. The earlier 1940s Still Lifes with Flowers in watercolours were essential studies for later oil on canvas experimental cubist paintings which gained him significant respect and artistic credibility during the 1950s.. 22 23 In invoice item no 1 & 4 represents Lot 22 & 23 respectively 60