Osian's Auction Catalogue Indian Modern Fine Arts | June 2017

10 Nandalal Bose (1882 – 1966) Chaitanya - Gour After Haridas Tempera on masonite board, c. 1938 Signed in Bengali ‘Nand’ l.r. Original artist’s label (verso) where title is still visible 23.9 x 36.0 in (60.7 x 91.5 cm) Among the artists of his time Nandalal was unique in creating formal drawings as works of art. His themes are imaginative figures, stylized and imbued with his love for decorative form. ‘The plasticity of his art harmonises with its simultaneous graphic and linear quality.’ The lines are like those that define Indian sculpture. They are taut and have a tensile strength, though executed with the brush. They are informed with style… The gestures and bodily movements are those seen in our ancient art as much as in the stance and gait of contemporary people. Nandalal’s achievement was to grasp the essence to form with a minimum of means. Jaya Appasamy ‘Nandalal– Master Draughtsman’, in Nandalal Bose (1882-1966): Centenary Exhibition Catalogue . New Delhi: National Gallery of Modern Art, 1982; p.27. Provenance Formerly from the Collection of Zamindar, Art Patron & Indian Railway Board Member Anil Kumar Roy who directly acquired the painting for Rupees 300 /- from the artist; thereafter it was gifted to his daughter & son-in-law Anjali & Amitabha Niyogi, and then by descent to their son. INR 18,000,000 – 27,000,000 USD 281,250 – 421,875 Antiquity / A.S.I. Registered A.S.I. No. M-K.C./A.S.I./16-34 Non-Exportable Item Full double-spread image on pp.34-35 Indian Modern Fine Arts | 37