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

15 Jamini Roy (1887 – 1972) Group of FOUR Rare Sketches by National Art Treasure Jamini Roy including a study for the Christ Series Pen & ink on paper, nd a. 3.0 x 4.5 in (7.5 x 11.5 cm) b. 6.5 x 3.7 in (16.4 x 9.4 cm) Signed in Bengali ‘Jamini Roy’ l.r. c. 6.7 x 5.0 in (17.0 x 12.6 cm) Signed in Bengali ‘Jamini Jamini Roy’ on verso d. 3.7 x 3.0 in (9.5 x 7.5 cm) Provenance Acquired directly from Jamini Roy’s Family Collection by Kolkata-based art dealer; later purchased by present owner from Osian’s in November 2003. Illustrative Reference Drawing of same series rpt. in Jaya Appasamy (Editor). Abanindranath Tagore and the Art of his Times . New Delhi: Lalit Kala Akademi, 1968; p.102. b a c Sketch of same series rpt. in Pran Nath Mago (Author). Contemporary Art in India: A Perspective . New Delhi: National Book Trust, 2001; p.100. (8123734204) INR 240,000 – 360,000 USD 3,750 – 5,625 National Art Treasure Non-Exportable Item Set of 4 46 | Osian’s–Connoisseurs of Art