Osian's Auction Catalogue Indian Modern Contemporary Fine Arts | October 2018

40 OSIAN’s – Connoisseurs of Art Svetoslav Roerich b. 23 October 1904 – d. 30 January 1993 Holy Men beside Temple in the Himalayas Tempera on jute canvas, 1942 29.5 x 40.0 in (75.0 x 101.5 cm) Signed in Russian ‘S. Roerich’ and dated in English 1942’ l.r. ` 2,000,000 – 3,000,000 $ 27,780 – 41,670 Full DPS image on pp.6-7 Provenance Formerly in the Royal Art Collection of H.H. Raja Lalit Sen Bahadur of Suket, who presented it to H.H. Rao Bir Bikram Singhji & Rajmata Raghuraj Kumari Sahiba Patan as part of their wedding gifts in April 1960. Thereafter acquired in 2003 by present Mumbai- based owner. An Important Property formerly from the Royal Art Collection of H.H. Raja Lalit Sen Bahadur of Suket 11 Detailed Artist Biography osianama.com/artists/ svetoslav-roerich