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

21 Nandalal Bose (1882 – 1966) Untitled Watercolour on paper, 10.12.1946 S/d in Bengali ‘Nand’ 10.12.1946 and seal l.r. 13.9 x 19.3 in (35.4 x 49.0 cm) Provenance Formerly in the Collection of art collector Late Satish Chandra Gupta (1898 - 1962), a Bankshall Court lawyer (1940 - 62); thereafter by descent to his grandson. INR 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 USD 31,250 – 46,875 National Art Treasure Non-Exportable Item Full double-spread image on Inside Back Cover 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. Jaya Appasamy ‘Nandalal– Master Draughtsman’, in Nandalal Bose (1882-1966): Centenary Exhibition Catalogue . New Delhi: National Gallery of Modern Art, 1982. Indian Modern Fine Arts | 59