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

17 M.A.R. Chughtai (1894 – 1975) Two Deers Tempera on paper, nd Artist Seal l.r. 22.2 x 10.9 in (56.5 x 27.7 cm) Provenance Acquired directly from the artist M.A.Rahman Chughtai by eminent poet, art patron and friend of the artist, Shyam Sunder Lal Chordia (1895-1967). Thereafter descent to his son, Roshan Lal Chordia and thereafter nephew. INR 1,600,000 – 2,400,000 USD 25,000 – 37,500 He very soon became one of the most popular artists in India because of a sentimentally lyrical quality which characterize all his paintings. He handled his brush with remarkable felicity and his lines followed with the utmost ease and grace. A trace of Mughal influence was distinctly noticeable in all his works, which, coupled with the traits of the Bengal school, gave his paintings some quality, especially because of his care for detail. He has steeped himself in the spirit of Ghalib and Omar Khayyam, which has found romantic expression in his works. Ram Chatterji quoted in Marg, Vol.5, No.4 (1949): p.42. An Important Painting Formerly from the Collection of Shyam Sunder Lal Chordia who acquired the artwork directly from the Artist Indian Modern Fine Arts | 51